- Date
- May 27, 1992, 10:26 local (17:26 UTC)
- Place
- Lancaster, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2867RCessna 182K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920527016659A
- Case key
- 27628
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Probable cause
The pilot's poor judgement in attempting flight with a known deficiency with the airplane engine's ability to produce power. The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons was a factor.
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 an oral statement to an FAA safety inspector, the pilot said that he noticed problems with low engine RPM during runup, prior to takeoff. He said he decided to make the takeoff and that during takeoff, the engine was slower than normal. During takeoff initial climb, the pilot decided to land the airplane because of the partial power situation. He said he had enough altitude and engine power to return to the departure airfield for landing. The airplane landed hard about 138 feet north of the runway. The cause of the partial power condition was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2867R
- Reported as
- Cessna 182K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18258467
- Airframe hours
- 3,063
- Engine
- Continental O-470R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Allan S. Zuckerman
- Registered owner
- Allan S. Zuckerman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 9, 1991 · 23 hours before
- Airport
- WJF · General Wm. J. Fox, runway 6, 5,001 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,775 total · 1,300 in this make and model · 1,775 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- WJF, 1 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.