Cessna 182 Safety Record
Complete NTSB accident and incident history. 2779 events recorded from 1982 to 2026.
| Date | Location | Reg# | Severity | Damage | Probable Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 1993 | AURORA, IL | N3119R | Incident | substantial | THE DISCONNECTED NOSE GEAR UPPER TORQUE LINK (LANDING GEAR STEERING). DIRECTIONAL CONTROL NOT POSSIBLE WAS A FACTOR. |
| Jun 19, 1993 | FALLON, NV | N1234M | Incident | substantial | the pilot's failure to detect and avoid a guy wire from a power pole during the landing roll on a private farm airstrip. |
| Jun 18, 1993 | HOLBROOK, NY | N735CA | Minor | destroyed | THE ENGINE FAILURE AS THE RESULT OF A FRACTURED CRANKSHAFT DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. |
| Jun 17, 1993 | RANDOLPH CENTER, VT | N5091N | Incident | substantial |
THE PILOT SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WHICH RESULTED IN COLLAPSE OF THE LANDING GEAR AND THE AIRPLANE NOSING OVER. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS A SOFT/W…THE PILOT SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WHICH RESULTED IN COLLAPSE OF THE LANDING GEAR AND THE AIRPLANE NOSING OVER. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS A SOFT/WET RUNWAY. |
| Jun 13, 1993 | WOODSTOCK, CT | N6158B | Minor | substantial | A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. |
| Jun 03, 1993 | STRATTON, CO | N2131G | Incident | substantial | THE SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. A FACTOR WAS: MISJUDGING THE DETERIORATING WEATHER. |
| May 30, 1993 | HEBBRONVILLE, TX | N91633 | Fatal (1) | destroyed | THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE THE LOW CIELING AND DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS. |
| May 28, 1993 | CORINTH, MS | N21530 | Incident | substantial |
FAILURE OF THE ENGINE OVER TERRAIN UNSUITABLE FOR A FORCED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE NO. 5 PISTON FOR UNDETERMINED …FAILURE OF THE ENGINE OVER TERRAIN UNSUITABLE FOR A FORCED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE NO. 5 PISTON FOR UNDETERMINED CAUSES. |
| May 24, 1993 | RENO, NV | N642WR | Incident | substantial |
INCORRECT INSTALLATION OF A BEARING IN THE AIRPLANE'S ALTERNATOR DURING OVERHAUL BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH, UNE…INCORRECT INSTALLATION OF A BEARING IN THE AIRPLANE'S ALTERNATOR DURING OVERHAUL BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN. |
| May 23, 1993 | HARTSELLE, AL | N47GE | Incident | substantial | THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF DISTANCE AND SPEED DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING. |
| May 15, 1993 | BATH, NY | N21137 | Incident | substantial |
THE PILOT DID NOT ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND DID NOT GO AROUND WHILE THERE WAS STILL SUFFICIENT SPEED TO DO SO. THE WET RUNWAY GRASS WAS A …THE PILOT DID NOT ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND DID NOT GO AROUND WHILE THERE WAS STILL SUFFICIENT SPEED TO DO SO. THE WET RUNWAY GRASS WAS A RELATED FACTOR. |
| May 15, 1993 | CONCORD, CA | N735HD | Incident | substantial | THE PASSENGER/DUAL STUDENT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT. |
| May 13, 1993 | DURANGO, CO | N773JB | Serious (2) | destroyed | AN INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS: DOWNDRAFTS AND THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER. |
| May 11, 1993 | BLAIR LAKES, AK | N6374B | Incident | substantial | THE PILOTS SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO LAND. A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT, WET, ROUGH AREA ON THE STRIP. |
| May 10, 1993 | GENOA, NE | N9222G | Fatal (3) | destroyed |
THE PRIVATE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM TERRAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS. THE PILOT'S DISREGARD FOR PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES,…THE PRIVATE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM TERRAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS. THE PILOT'S DISREGARD FOR PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES, AND ATTEMPTED AEROBATICS, ARE FACTORS. |
| May 03, 1993 | MACON, GA | N9911M | Serious (2) | substantial |
The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point. A factor was the pilot's failure to select another airport for landing and the intermittant …The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point. A factor was the pilot's failure to select another airport for landing and the intermittant runway and VASI lighting system. |
| Apr 25, 1993 | TUCSON, AZ | N8813T | Incident | substantial |
THE EXCESSIVE APPROACH SPEED AND FAILURE OF THE FIRST PILOT TO FLARE THE AIRPLANE PROPERLY. A FACTOR WAS THE FAILURE OF THE SECOND PILOT TO PROPERLY S…THE EXCESSIVE APPROACH SPEED AND FAILURE OF THE FIRST PILOT TO FLARE THE AIRPLANE PROPERLY. A FACTOR WAS THE FAILURE OF THE SECOND PILOT TO PROPERLY SUPERVISE THE FLIGHT. |
| Apr 16, 1993 | ANACORTES, WA | N71131 | Incident | substantial |
THE LOSS OF CONTROL BY THE PIC WHEN HE SELECTED THE WRONG RUNWAY, FAILED TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT, INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE ACFT ATTEMPTI…THE LOSS OF CONTROL BY THE PIC WHEN HE SELECTED THE WRONG RUNWAY, FAILED TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT, INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE ACFT ATTEMPTING TO ABORT THE LANDING, AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER THE AIRCRAFT MUSHED BACK ONTO THE STRIP. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE TAILWIND CONDITIONS. |
| Apr 12, 1993 | TORRANCE, CA | N460JA | Minor | destroyed |
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT LIFT OFF AIRSPEED. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS PILOTING SKILLS, AND THE…FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT LIFT OFF AIRSPEED. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS PILOTING SKILLS, AND THE INADVERTENT STALL OF THE AIRPLANE. |
| Apr 08, 1993 | HAMILTON, MT | N71654 | Minor | substantial | THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS. |
| Mar 26, 1993 | WASHINGTON, OK | N5520B | Incident | destroyed | LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASON(S). |
| Mar 26, 1993 | LUDINGTON, MI | N8945G | Fatal (1) | destroyed | the pilot's improper instrument procedures. Related factors are the below approach minima weather conditions, fog and dark night. |
| Mar 19, 1993 | CHANDLER, AZ | N3211U | Incident | substantial | THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT ENCOUNTER WITH GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS WHILE TAXIING. |
| Mar 15, 1993 | LAKE HAVASU, AZ | N466KT | Minor | substantial |
THE IMPROPER WELDING OF THE INBOARD BOSS BY AN UNKNOWN PERSON RESULTING IN A FATIGUE FAILURE ON THE INBOARD BOSS. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WA…THE IMPROPER WELDING OF THE INBOARD BOSS BY AN UNKNOWN PERSON RESULTING IN A FATIGUE FAILURE ON THE INBOARD BOSS. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE VEHICLE THAT WAS STRUCK DURING THE FORCED LANDING. |
| Mar 07, 1993 | PUTNAM, CT | N3035F | Serious (1) | substantial |
INADEQUATE COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE AIR WORTHINESS DIRECTIVES, LEAKY FUEL CAP SEAL, WATER CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL, AND WRINKLES IN THE FUEL TANK B…INADEQUATE COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE AIR WORTHINESS DIRECTIVES, LEAKY FUEL CAP SEAL, WATER CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL, AND WRINKLES IN THE FUEL TANK BLADDERS THAT INTERFERED WITH THE ABILITY TO DRAIN WATER FROM THE TANKS. |