NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW84FA156
Registry · N777RG
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 182L
Year of manufacture
1968 · 16 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19680110
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AA8486
Registrant of record
LOW MATTHEW N
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE ACFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD NEAR THE ARPT WHEN THE RIGHT ENGINE STOPPED AT ABOUT 50-100 FT AGL DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. THE CFI ABOARD SAID HE HAD POSITIONED THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR TO THE INBOARD TANKS PRIOR TO THE LAST APPROACH OR THE ONE BEFORE AND DID NOT TOUCH THEM AGAIN. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE LEFT SELECTOR WAS ON THE INBOARD TANK. THE RIGHT SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED TO OFF AND THE CROSSFEED CONTROL WAS OFF. DURING THEEMERGENCY THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT RETRACTED A RIGHT ENGINE RESTART WAS NOT ATTEMPTED. THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS NOT FEATHERED AND A TURN OF 145 DEGREES WAS MADE INTO THE 'DEAD' ENGINE. A RWY ALIGNED WITH THE TAKEOFF RWY WAS LESS THAN 3 MILES AHEAD. THE ACFT LANDED GEAR DOWN AND FLAPS UP. BOTH MAIN GEAR SEPARATED ON LANDING. WHEN THE FUEL SYSTEM, WAS PROPERLY POSITIONED AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND THE ACFT PUT ON A FLATBED BOTH ENGINES OPERATED SATISFACTORILY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1984_FTW84FA156.txt.
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