- Date
- June 26, 1992, 06:42 local (12:42 UTC)
- Place
- Rock Springs, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2724QCessna 182K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920626025619A
- Case key
- 42841
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Probable cause
The disconnection of the throttle cable and collapse of the nose landing gear. Factors contributing to the accident were: improper maintenance installation by the mechanic whose attention was diverted and the rouh/uneven terrain.
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
Shortly after departure from the Rock Springs airport the engine lost power and the pilot initiated a course reversal. Unable to reach the airport, the pilot executed a forced landing during which the nose landing gear collapsed on landing roll as the aircraft rolled across rough terrain. The aircraft then flipped over. Post crash examination of the engine revealed that the nut and bolt which secure the throttle control cable to the carburetor control arm were missing and the two components had become disconnected. An annual inspection had been performed two days prior to the accident during which the carburetor had been removed and reinstalled. The mechanic reported that while he was 'attaching the cable to the arm, he was called away to the telephone.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2724Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 182K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18257924
- Airframe hours
- 2,370
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Wolfe, Gerald D.
- Registered owner
- Wolfe, Gerald D.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 24, 1992 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- RKS · Rock Springs, WY
- Destination
- GCK · Garden City, KS
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 835 total · 700 in this make and model · 746 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 90 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RKS, 3 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.