- Date
- November 2, 1990, 22:18 local (Nov 3, 1990, 03:18 UTC)
- Place
- Elyria, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7409QCessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901102048649A
- Case key
- 36838
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Probable cause
The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason(s).
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
Soon after leveling at 2,500 ft following takeoff, the pilot leaned the mixture for cruise, and the engine began running unusually rough. The pilot enriched the mixture, but the roughness continued. He then switched to one magneto and the engine stopped producing power. When set to the other magneto, the engine ran, but rough. With insufficient power to return to the departure airport, 8 NM away, the pilot made an emergency landing in a wooded area. Post-crash fire damage precluded functional testing of the fuel and ignition systems.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7409Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18261049
- Airframe hours
- 2,913
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Nasairs Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Nasairs Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 21, 1990 · 7 hours before
- Destination
- CLE · Cleveland, OH
- Airport
- 22G · Lorain Co.
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
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 962 total · 161 in this make and model · 738 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 220° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 45 °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.