- Date
- May 6, 1992, 09:05 local (16:05 UTC)
- Place
- Carefree, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2646RCessna 182K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920506013529A
- Case key
- 27617
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Probable cause
Inadequate aircraft maintenance and the failure of the pilot to ensure that adequate engine oil was on board prior to departure.
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
The pilot said the aircraft had just leveled off into cruise flight when the engine suddenly began to sputter, run roughly, then it quit altogether. The pilot performed a forced landing on a dirt road and collided with trees and a berm during the landing roll out. FAA inspectors examined the aircraft and found the engine seized. No oil was found in the engine sump. The oil screen was full of metal particles. The oil quick drain was in the closed position and fully functional. No oil deposits were found on the exterior of the aircraft and no evidence of oil leakage was noted to the surrounding soil. The last inspection or engine maintenance of record was entered in the log books with a date of April 13, 1991. The pilot did not hold a current medical certificate. The last medical certificate of record was a third class medical dated August 5, 1985.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2646R
- Reported as
- Cessna 182K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 182058346
- Airframe hours
- 2,025
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Raymond E. Ward
- Registered owner
- Raymond E. Ward
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 13, 1991 · 71 hours before
- Departed
- DVT · Phoenix, AZ
- Destination
- E69 · Payson, AZ
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,500 total · 1,300 in this make and model · 1,450 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
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 N2646R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.