- Date
- February 26, 1990, 16:00 local (Feb 27, 1990, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Sheridan, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2813RCessna 182K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900226046879A
- Case key
- 41170
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Probable cause
The loss of engine power due to the inadequate preflight inspection of the aircraft by the pilot in command.
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
At 200 ft AGL on initial climb after takeoff, the aircraft engine quit. The pilot executed a turn back to the airport for an emergency landing. The acft impacted soft terrain short of the runway and nosed over. Post accident examination of the acft revealed water in fuel lines, filters and carburetor, and deteriorated fuel cap seals.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2813R
- Reported as
- Cessna 182K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18258413
- Airframe hours
- 1,936
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Merle D. Mcgill
- Registered owner
- Merle D Mcgill
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 2, 1989 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- 44S · Sheridan, OR
- Airport
- 44S · Sheridan, runway 25, 2,880 × 30 ft, gravel
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
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 114 total · 43 in this make and model · 73 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SLE, 21 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.
Other investigations on N2813R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.