# NTSB LAX85FA128: Cessna 182C, N9018T, Apple Valley, CA, January 31, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: January 31, 1985, 10:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Coordinates: 34.569038, -117.149665 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5690&lon=-117.1497&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 24465
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX85FA128
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24465/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA128

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach - vfr pattern - downwind
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (contributing factor)
  - fuel tank selector position - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - altitude - below, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
  - lowering of flaps - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9018T-2013-09-11), registration cancelled 2013-09-11, S/N 52918, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 52918
- Airframe hours: 2768
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 62; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850131001569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850131001569A), Jan 31, 1985: Cessna 182C, Apple Valley, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on low downwind, emergency landing short of runway. Fuel selector may have been positioned to off.

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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