# NTSB MIA83LA002: Cessna 182, N2101R, Cocoa, FL, October 3, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 3, 1982, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place: Cocoa, FL
- Coordinates: 28.369012, -80.749725 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3690&lon=-80.7497&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70296
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA83LA002
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70296/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA002

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - fluid,fuel - water (cause)
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Nose gear collapsed, landing
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload
- Nose over, landing

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2101R-2006-08-09), registration cancelled 2006-08-09, S/N 18255301, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18255301
- Airframe hours: 2103
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821003050219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821003050219A), Oct 3, 1982: Cessna 182G, Cocoa, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit during takeoff, pilot attempted landing on airport but aircraft flipped inverted.

## Other investigations on N2101R (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 NYC69D0439](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0439), May 21, 1969: Cessna 182 (N2101R), East Boston, MA, substantial damage

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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