- Date
- October 3, 1982, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Cocoa, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2101RCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821003050219A
- Case key
- 70296
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During takeoff, the engine lost power as the aircraft was climbing through about 300 ft AGL. The pilot s-turned and landed on a clear area beside the runway to keep from going into a river. Subsequently, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft flipped over. An examination of the engine revealed no evidence of a malfunction or failure. About 4 ounces of water was found in the fire wall fuel strainer. The carburetor had failed during impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2101R
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18255301
- Airframe hours
- 2,103
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Frank E. Dudley
- Registered owner
- Frank E. Dudley
- Departed
- COI · Cocoa, FL
- Destination
- X21 · Titusville, FL
- Airport
- COI · Merritt Island, runway 11, 3,500 × 0 ft, asphalt
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
- 45
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Unknown
- Flight hours
- 2,738 total · 203 in this make and model · 2,738 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 183 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MLB, 28 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.
Other investigations on N2101R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.