- Date
- September 28, 1985, 10:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- Maypearl, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3414SCessna 182G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850928047989A
- Case key
- 21859
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt stated that shortly after takeoff, the engine failed completely without warning. He set up for and executed a forced landing in a field. During the flare, one wing tip struck the top of a tree and during the landing roll the acft crossed several terraces, collapsing the NLG and buckling the firewall. Investigation revealed that acft had history on eng failures, two of which resulted in accidents. Owner, who was aware of acft's history denied access to the eng during iivestigation, therefore, cause of failure was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3414S
- Reported as
- Cessna 182G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18255814
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Carl Johnson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1984
- Destination
- ROW · Roswell, NM
- Airport
- Private, runway 19, 2,180 × ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,000 total · 3,035 in this make and model · 8,000 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3414S · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.