Cessna 182 N60PS

Summary

On 9 July 1982 at about 12:55 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N60PS, operated by Ralph W. Grandle, was involved in an accident near Downers Grove, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 July 1982 at 12:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Downers Grove, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Brookridge (C24)

Coordinates

41.7905, -88.0099

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N60PS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ralph W. Grandle

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Downers Grove → West Chicago

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI82DA243

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

THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE DURING FORCED LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT 300 FEET AGL DURING TAKEOFF. WATER WAS FOUND IN THE SUMPS AND CARBURETOR. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK CAP WAS NOT SEALING. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WING SUMPS AND ENGINE SUMP WERE DRAINED PRIOR TO STARTING. HE REPORTED THAT SOME WATER WAS DRAINED FROM THE RIGHT TANK, BUT IT WAS GONE AFTER 2 DRAIN SUMPS WERE SAMPLED. REPORTEDLY, THE ENGINE DRAIN WAS PULLED FOR ABOUT 9 SECONDS, BUT THIS SAMPLE WAS NOT TESTED AS IT RAN ONTO THE GROUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.