- Date
- May 17, 1986, 10:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Crystal River, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9218XCessna 182E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860517087069A
- Case key
- 31636
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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 plt stated that just before descent he pushed the propeller control full forward, experienced a runaway prop and lost oil pressure. Moments later a connecting rod failure was experienced and an emergency landing was executed in amarshy area northwest of Crystal River, FL. Post crash examination of the propeller and the propeller governor revealed no evidence of any malfunction or failure of either component. Also, examination of the eng driven oil pump revealed no evidence of any failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9218X
- Reported as
- Cessna 182E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18253618
- Airframe hours
- 3,138
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Prentiss R. Mitchell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1985 · 22 hours before
- Departed
- TLH · Tallahassee, FL
- Destination
- X31 · Crystal River, 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
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 772 total · 143 in this make and model · 772 as pilot in command · 42 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GNV, 50 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.