Cessna 182-K N3056Q

Summary

On 3 December 2003 at about 01:50 local time, a Cessna 182-K registered N3056Q, operated by James R. Cowart, was involved in an accident near Birmingham, Alabama, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 December 2003 at 01:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Birmingham International (BHM)

Coordinates

33.5522, -86.7558

Aircraft

Cessna 182-K

Registration

N3056Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

James R. Cowart

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salem → Birmingham

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL04LA044

3 people had minor injuries.

A loss of engine power due to the throttle/power lever cable becoming disconnected in-flight, as a result of maintenance personnel failure to comply with Airworthiness Directive (AD) 86-24-07 and Cessna information letter SE79-6.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The flight was uneventful until the approach to land at the destination airport. When the pilot reduced engine power for the approach, the engine lost power and the throttle would not respond. The pilot informed the control tower that he had a loss of power and proceeded to set up for an emergency landing. The airplane clipped a tree top and went through a power line before touching down on the ground. The airplane landed hard, the nose gear collapsed, and the left wing collided with a light pole. Examination of the airplane found the left and right wings had spar and wing skin damage. Examination of the engine found the throttle cable separated from the throttle body arm. The throttle cable attaching bolt was still attached to the throttle body arm, the nut was missing and the bolt was not drilled for a cotter key. Further review disclosed that Airworthiness Directive 86-24-07 and Cessna Information Letter SE79-6 had not been complied with when the engine assembly was recently installed during the annual inspection.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.