- Date
- February 18, 1983, 12:10 local (17:10 UTC)
- Place
- Bahia Honda, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9912MCessna C-182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830218004809A
- Case key
- 30847
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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 acrft was ditched in the bay of Florida after the engine failed at 1000 ft MSL. The pilot and passenger swam to shore without injury. Examination revealed that the #1 cyl exhaust valve rocker shaft housing failed. Lab exam of the housing showed high cycle low stress overload fatigue.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9912M
- Reported as
- Cessna C-182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18264808
- Airframe hours
- 1,062
- Engine
- Continental O-470S, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Frank Taylor & Lumber & Dev.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 22, 1983 · 24 hours before
- Departed
- EYW · Key West, FL
- Destination
- X43 · Key Largo, FL
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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 767 total · 315 in this make and model · 655 as pilot in command · 55 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EYW, 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.