# NTSB MIA83LA034: Cessna 182P, N4678K, La Belle, FL, November 20, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 20, 1982, 08:34 local (13:34 UTC)
- Place: La Belle, FL
- Location: 26.7406° N, 81.4283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LA BELLE MUNI (X14), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7406&lon=-81.4283&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71294
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA83LA034
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71294/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA034

## Analysis

AFTER EXPERIENCING AN ENG FAILURE THE PLT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON THE ARPT. THE ACFT OVERRAN THE RWY & COLLIDED WITH A DITCH CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE #3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE ROCKER SHAFT HOUSING FAILED DUE TO HIGH-CYCLE LOW-STRESS FATIGUE.

## 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 - normal
  - engine assembly,cylinder - fatigue (cause)
  - engine assembly,cylinder - failure,partial (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Overrun, landing - roll
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload
  - landing gear,nose gear - failure,total

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4678K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4678K), registered now, S/N 18263679, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 63679
- Airframe hours: 1353
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: James B. Larkin
- Registered owner: James B. Larkin
- Departed: C, HOLLYWOOD, FL
- Destination: C, ST. PETERSBURG, FL
- Airport: X14, La Belle, runway 32, 3,810 × 50 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 59; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 2,040 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 600 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 156 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: FMY, 30 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 19821120059249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821120059249A), Nov 20, 1982: Cessna 182P, La Belle, FL, Substantial damage. Lost power. Made forced landing on an airport but overshotthe runway. An exhaust valve rocker arm housing failed.

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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