# NTSB SEA07LA160: Cessna 182D, N807X, Phoenix, AZ, June 18, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 18, 2007, 10:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Phoenix, AZ - Coordinates: 33.688331, -112.082496 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6883&lon=-112.0825&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 27, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 65996 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA07LA160 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65996/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA160 ## Probable cause The loss of engine power due to the intake manifold disconnection to the engine's cylinders on the left side. ## 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, takeoff - initial climb - induction air control,intake manifold - disconnected (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - terrain condition - other ## Analysis The pilot said he was departing on runway 25L (8,208 feet) and had reached an altitude of approximately 300 feet above the ground. He said the engine "suddenly quit" and he set up a glide to the remainder of the runway. He said he checked that the throttle and mixture were full forward, but the engine power did not return. The pilot said his first runway contact was a hard bounce; subsequently the aircraft landed and immediately slid into the dirt-overrun area. Post accident examination of the airplane revealed that both the engine firewall and the cabin floor were bucked. Further examination of the engine revealed that the left side intake manifold from the carburetor to the cylinders had disconnected. ## Factual narrative On June 18, 2007, at approximately 1030 mountain standard time, a Cessna 182D, N807X, was substantially damaged while performing a forced landing following a loss of engine power at Deer Valley Airport (DVT), Phoenix, Arizona. The private pilot, the sole occupant on the airplane, was not injured. The pilot/owner was operating the aircraft under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local, personal flight, which was originating at the time of the accident. A flight plan had not been filed. The pilot said he was departing on runway 25L (8,208 feet) and had reached an altitude of approximately 300 feet above the ground. He said the engine "suddenly quit" and he set up a glide to the remainder of the runway. He said he checked that the throttle and mixture were full forward, but the engine power did not return. The pilot said his first runway contact was a hard bounce; subsequently the aircraft landed and immediately slid into the dirt-overrun area. Post accident examination of the airplane revealed that both the engine firewall and the cabin floor were bucked. Further examination of the engine revealed that the left side intake manifold from the carburetor to the cylinders had disconnected. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N807X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N807X), registered now, S/N 18253207, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182D - Registry model: [Cessna 182D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (registry code 2072710) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18253207 - Airframe hours: 5621 - Engines: Continental O-470L 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Charles R. Emmett - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 2006 - Departed: DVT, Dear Valley, AZ - Destination: DVT - Airport: DVT, Phoenix Deer Valley Airport, runway 25L, 8,208 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 65; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 1, 2006; seat: left; flight hours: 752 total, 685 in this make and model, 238 as pilot in command, 19 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 93 °F, dew point 27 °F - Altimeter: 29.82 inHg - Observed at: DVT ## 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 20070618013409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070618013409A), Jun 18, 2007: Cessna 182D, Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) On take off at dvt on runway 25L, the aircraft lost power. The pilot initiated an emergency landing on the remaining runway, landing hard and coming to… From the NTSB's public API. 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