- Date
- August 19, 1986, 21:51 local (Aug 20, 1986, 04:51 UTC)
- Place
- Wilmington, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N92252Cessna 182N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860819040889A
- Case key
- 24937
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a local night instructional flt the plts reported that the eng began to run very rough and eventually quit when power was reduced slightly to begin the descent for the destination arpt. The acft struck power lines, two small buildings and a brick wall during the night forced landing in an industrial area. Examination of the eng revealed that the number one cylinder exhaust valve rocker arm shaft boss journal had failed. Tests of an identical eng duplicating the boss journal failure in a test cell replicated the eng power loss as described by the crew. The cylinder had been changed 27 hours prior to the accident. Evidence indicated that the rocker arm shaft keeper bolt had been over torqued during the overhaul.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N92252
- Reported as
- Cessna 182N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18260112
- Airframe hours
- 1,248
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Net Development Company
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 26, 1986 · 27 hours before
- Departed
- FUL · Fullerton, CA
- Destination
- LGB · Long Beach, CA
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
- 34
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 846 total · 200 in this make and model · 726 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 340° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LGB, 6 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.
Other investigations on N92252 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.