Cessna 180K N66388
19 March 1993 · Madison, Mississippi, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 19 March 1993 at about 01:34 local time, a Cessna 180K registered N66388, operated by Dixie Bowl Lanes, Inc., was involved in an accident near Madison, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 01:34
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Madison, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bruce Campbell Field (MBO)
- Coordinates
- 32.4498, -90.0996
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180K
- Registration
- N66388
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Dixie Bowl Lanes, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dallas → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MIA93LA086
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
INDUCTION AIR CONTROL/SYSTEM PARTIAL FAILURE, INDUCTION AIR CONTROL/SYSTEM LEAK, AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 2,300 FEET NEAR THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, THE ENGINE QUIT. ATTEMPTS BY THE PILOT TO RESTART THE ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. DURING THE EMERGENCY DESCENT FOR THE FORCED LANDING OVER A WOODED AREA, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES THEN THE GROUND. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE BY AN FAA CERTIFICATED MECHANIC REVEALED THAT A SECTION OF THE INTAKE GASKET AT THE NO. 3 CYLINDER ASSEMBLY WAS MISSING. THIS RESULTED IN UNMETERED AIR ENTERING THE CYLINDER RESULTING IN A LEAN FUEL/AIR MIXTURE. THE NO. 3 CYLINDER WAS REMOVED AND THE TOP COMPRESSION RING AND OIL CONTROL RING IN THE PISTON LAND COULD NOT BE MOVED. ADDITIONALLY, THE TOP OF THE PISTON AND CYLINDER CORROBORATED THE LEAN MIXTURE. THE PLT REPORTED THAT SEVERAL MONTHS EARLIER, THE CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE (CHT) WAS HIGH BUT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CHT PROBE WAS BROKEN. THE CHT PROBE IS INSTALLED ON THE NO. 3 CYLINDER. REVIEW OF THE ENGINE LOGBOOK REVEALED THAT ON DECEMBER 5, 1991, THE INTAKE GASKETS WERE REPLACED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 1993 | Cessna 180 | Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States | Sixty-Thirty North | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1993 | Cessna 180C | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Streb, Norbert | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1993 | Cessna 180J | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | George H. Burk | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1993 | Cessna 180E | Riggins, Idaho, United States | Burnett, Ross L. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1993 | Cessna 180H | New Philadelphi, Ohio, United States | Robert Henry | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1993 | Cessna 180H | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Sherod, William N. | No injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 1993 | Piper PA-28-161 | Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1993 | Beechcraft F33A | Oxford, Mississippi, United States | Hunter, Charles B. | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1993 | Mooney M20-J | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | Gray, Thomas W. | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Sep 1993 | Cessna 172H | Liberty, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Apr 1993 | Smith FW2C80TD | Lucedale, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Jan 1993 | Cessna 150H | Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States | Shaw, George B. | Serious injuries | - |