# NTSB LAX83LA220: Cessna 182Q, N94762, Parker, AZ, May 6, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 6, 1983, 08:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Parker, AZ
- Location: 34.0340° N, 114.2281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parker, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0340&lon=-114.2281&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 23702
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83LA220
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/23702/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA220

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - fuel supply - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE DURING AN OFF ARPT PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE 'STARTED RUNNING ROUGH.' THE PILOT DESCRIBED A SURGING CONDITION AND UTILIZED THE TERM 'SPUTTERING' TO CHARACTERIZE THE ENGINE SOUND. DURING THE INVESTIGATION ABOUT 1 1/2 GALS OF 100LL WERE DRAINED FROM EACH TANK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N94762 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 66505
- Airframe hours: 1203
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-U 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Falcon Air
- Registered owner: W.Simmons Mattress Factory,Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 22, 1982, 110 hours before
- Departed: L22, YUCCA VALLEY, CA
- Destination: P20, PARKER, AZ

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 2,300 total, 233 in this make and model, 2,250 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 40° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: BLH, 40 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830506018169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830506018169A), May 6, 1983: Cessna 182Q, Parker, AZ, Destroyed. Ran out of fuel en route. Undershot a landing on a road and hit a tree. Engine intake and exhaust leaks.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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