# NTSB LAX92LA203: Cessna 182K, N2646R, Carefree, AZ, May 6, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 6, 1992, 09:05 local (16:05 UTC)
- Place: Carefree, AZ
- Coordinates: 33.819427, -111.89962 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8194&lon=-111.8996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 27617
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX92LA203
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/27617/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA203

## 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

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, cruise
  - fluid,oil - exhaustion (cause)
  - maintenance,inspection - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - tree(s)
  - terrain condition - berm

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2646R-2021-01-30), registration cancelled 2021-01-30, S/N 18258346, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 182058346
- Airframe hours: 2025
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19920506013529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920506013529A), May 6, 1992: Cessna 182K, Carefree, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine siezed en route. Landed on a road striking trees and berm. No oil in engine or leaks. Aircraft out of annual

## Other investigations on N2646R (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX03CA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA296), Sep 17, 2003: Cessna 182K (N2646R), Young, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the collision with a bull during takeoff.

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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