- Date
- May 29, 1987, 17:30 local (May 30, 1987, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Avenal, CA
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3274SCessna 182G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870529017189A
- Case key
- 25598
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
A Cessna 182G collided with trees during landing rollout on a dirt road. The pilot indicated during a telephone interview that the manifold pressure gradually dropped to 18 pounds. The aircraft was unable to maintain altitude and the pilot landed the aircraft on a dirt road. During the landing roll both wings collided with trees. The pilot stated, 'after thinking it out I suspect I encountered carburetor ice. I did not perform the procedures.' The pilot indicated on his pilot/operator accident report that he suspected a power loss while over 4,343 feet MSL high mountain. He elected to land on a ridge .' The pilot also indicated he touched dn with too much speed, so he attempted to lift off again, but could not gain altitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3274S
- Reported as
- Cessna 182G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 55774
- Airframe hours
- 917
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dunlap, Russell L.
- Registered owner
- Dunlap, Russell L
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 4, 1986 · 56 hours before
- Departed
- Avenal, CA
- Airport
- AVE · Avenal
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 325 total · 191 in this make and model · 247 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PRB, 21 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.