- Date
- June 16, 1992, 15:51 local (22:51 UTC)
- Place
- Big Bear Lake, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7133ECessna 182E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920616020709A
- Case key
- 27651
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Probable cause
The lose of engine power for undetermined reasons. The mountainous road on which the pilot attempted to land and the two motor vehicles that were on the road were factors in the accident.
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 was making a test flight after the completion of an annual inspection and replacement of the throttle and carburetor heat cables and the propeller. As the aircraft climbed approximately 900 feet above the terrain the engine failed as the pilot leaned the fuel mixture. The pilot attempted to make a forced landing on a mountainous road on which there was two motor vehicles. The aircraft's right wing struck the road as the pilot banked the aircraft to align it with the road. The post-accident examination of the engine failed to disclose any evidence of a preexisting malfunction or failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7133E
- Reported as
- Cessna 182E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 52133
- Airframe hours
- 2,655
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Van Aasperen. Wallace R.
- Registered owner
- Van Aasperen. Wallace R.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 16, 1992 · 1 hours before
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
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 434 total · 195 in this make and model · 335 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 111 °F, dew point 88 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SBD, 25 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.