- Date
- January 31, 1985, 10:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place
- Apple Valley, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9018TCessna 182C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850131001569A
- Case key
- 24465
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was observed to enter the left downwind leg at a low alt of about 200 ft AGL. The engine stopped completely, & the plt attempted to land on the runway, but impacted the ground short & to the left of the apch end of the rwy. Wing flaps were found fully retracted. Fuel was found in both wing tanks, but the carburetor bowl contained only a few drops of fuel. No discrepancies were found with the engine or fuel system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9018T
- Reported as
- Cessna 182C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 52918
- Airframe hours
- 2,768
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Adventist Layworkers Inc
- Registered owner
- Sid Goodchild
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 15, 1984 · 78 hours before
- Departed
- E24 · Wickenburg, AZ
- Airport
- APV · Apple Valley, runway 36, 6,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 9 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VCV, 10 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.