Piper PA-24-250 N8185P

Summary

On 20 November 1982 at about 22:30 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N8185P, operated by Dean D. Benham, was involved in an accident near Cascade Locks, Oregon, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 November 1982 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Cascade Locks, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Cascade Locks St. State (CZK)

Coordinates

45.5806, -122.0199

Aircraft

Piper PA-24-250

Registration

N8185P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dean D. Benham

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hermiston → North Bend

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA83LA023

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE CRUISING AT 10000 FEET MSL, IN IMC CONDITIONS, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT POWER HAD BEEN LOST. DURING DESCENT TO 2000 FEET THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND FAILED SEVERAL TIMES BUT EVENTUALLY MAINTAINED IDLE THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE DESCENT. PORTLAND APPROACH CONTROL PROVIDED VECTORS TO THE PILOT DURING DESCENT AND THE AIRCRAFT BROKE OUT INTO LIGHT RAIN/SNOW AT 300 FEET AGL, AND 1000 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 06. DURING LANDING THE PILOT INTENTIONALLY SKIDDED THE AIRCRAFT, COLLAPSING THE GEAR, TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM OVER RUNNING. THE PILOT STATED THAT FREEZING WATER IN THE ALTERNATE AIR SYSTEM PREVENTED THE ALTERNATE AIR GATE FROM OPERATING AND PREVENTED SUFFICIENT AIR TO THE ENGINE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.