- Date
- April 8, 1992, 14:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Delano, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5195DCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920408009209A
- Case key
- 27595
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Probable cause
A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor in this accident was the lack of suitable terrain to land the airplane and the soft soil condition which caused the airplane to nose over.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
In his written statement, the pilot reported that he was descending to land when the engine lost total power. He said he performed emergency procedures to try to re-start the engine, but was not successful. The pilot said he tried to land on a road, but vehicular traffic caused him to divert to an open field adjacent to the road. During landing roll, the airplane's nose gear encountered soft soil and the airplane nosed over. An examination of the engine was conducted under the supervision of an FAA airworthiness inspector. The engine was successfully started and ran 'smoothly.' A reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5195D
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 51295
- Airframe hours
- 2,544
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Ken, Norm, & Shirley Spiker
- Registered owner
- Ken, Norm, & Shirley Spiker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 31, 1991 · 61 hours before
- Departed
- Q99 · Los Banos, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 72 total · 24 in this make and model · 31 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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