- Date
- April 28, 1983, 10:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- Thomasville, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N21243Cessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830428016789A
- Case key
- 35178
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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 acft nosed over during a forced landing after a power loss. Several weeks prior to this accident the acft made a precautionary landing due to a rough running engine. The acft was examined and 1 gallon of water was found in the fuel lines. The water was drained and the fuel filters changed and the acft was flown back to york. On the day of the accident the pilot checked with the FBO manager to confirm that there were no problems and did a complete pre-flt with attention to the fuel sys. Very little water was found in the tank drains or engine sump. The acft was taxied for 20 minutes and a run-up performed with no engine roughness. Takeoff was initiated and at 450 feet AGL the engine stopped. According to the pilot, the engine regained power for about 10 seconds. When a turn was made the engine quit again. A forced landing was made in a plowed field and the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21243
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18261511
- Airframe hours
- 1,637
- Engine
- Continental O-470R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Aerophilia York Aero
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 20, 1982 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- Thomasville, PA
- Airport
- THV · York, runway 16, 4,200 × 100 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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 460 total · 395 in this make and model · 385 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.