Cessna 182K N2888R

Summary

On 30 June 2011 at about 16:50 local time, a Cessna 182K registered N2888R, operated by Buttrill W Hearon, was involved in an accident near Stevensville, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 June 2011 at 16:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Stevensville, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Bay Bridge Airport (W29)

Coordinates

38.9764, -76.3297

Aircraft

Cessna 182K

Registration

N2888R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Buttrill W Hearon

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Flight Test

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stevensville → Stevensville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11LA399

Nobody was injured.

A total loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.

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The airplane sat for approximately 1 year and then an annual inspection was completed. The pilot reported that he planned to remain in the local airport traffic pattern and perform takeoffs and landings. He added 15 gallons of fuel to each wing tank and did not note any anomalies during the preflight inspection. Additionally, the engine run-up and the first takeoff and landing were uneventful. During the second takeoff, about 300 feet above the ground, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power, and the pilot performed a forced landing to a shallow salt water creek. The airplane sat in salt water for 3 days prior to recovery. It then sat another 11 days until a damage assessment determined that there was substantial damage to the wings, and the event was classified as an accident. About 3 weeks later, a mechanic examined the engine and did not note any anomalies that would have resulted in a total loss of engine power; however, by that time, the evidence was compromised due to salt water corrosion. The conditions at the time of the accident were not conducive to the formation of carburetor ice at climb or cruise power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.