Cessna 182 N7506S

Summary

On 8 August 2015 at about 14:15 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N7506S was involved in an accident near Hot Springs, Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 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

8 August 2015 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Hot Springs, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Ingalls Field (HSP)

Coordinates

37.9467, -79.8433

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N7506S

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hot Springs → Wise

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA15LA300

2 people had minor injuries.

A partial loss of engine power during initial climb due to the failure of a magneto. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to operate the airplane without a current annual inspection.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The non-pilot-rated passenger had recently purchased the airplane, which had not been flown in the previous 6 years and did not have a current annual inspection. He and his brother, a private pilot, were returning the airplane to their home airport. During the initial climb after takeoff, about 100 ft above ground level, the engine rpm "dropped"; the pilot landed on the remaining runway but was unable to stop the airplane before it departed the end of the runway and nosed over. A postaccident examination revealed that the right magneto did not produce spark. It is likely that the magneto failed during the takeoff, resulting in the loss of engine power. The pilot reported that fuel sampled from the right wing tank before the accident flight had a green tint and postaccident photographs showed green staining on the right side fuselage consistent with a leak from the right wing. The source of the green tint was not determined; however, it likely did not affect engine operation since the fuel selector was set to the left fuel tank, which did not have any evidence of green-tinted fuel, and no green tint was observed in the fuel strainer.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.