# Cessna 182T Skylane — Emergency Procedures

> **NOT FOR FLIGHT** — source fidelity: not_applicable | operational review: none | completeness: partial | 1 unresolved safety defect(s)

Emergency procedures for the Cessna 182T Skylane with Lycoming IO-540 fuel-injected engine and constant-speed propeller. Memory items are marked. All numeric limits must come from the specific aircraft POH. The IO-540 is fuel-injected — no carburetor heat; alternate air induction applies instead. Not a substitute for recurrent emergency training.

> **safety_defect**: Contains no airspeeds, power settings, fuel quantities or other limitations — must come from aircraft POH.
> **content_gap**: Equipment variations exist across this model/variant. Verify items against the specific aircraft before use.

## Engine Failure on Takeoff — Before or At Liftoff (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Throttle `MEMORY` — **CLOSE**
- [ ] Brakes — apply firmly to stop on remaining runway `MEMORY` — **APPLIED**
- [ ] Mixture `MEMORY` — **IDLE CUTOFF**
- [ ] Magnetos `MEMORY` — **OFF**
- [ ] Master switch `MEMORY` — **OFF WHEN LANDING ASSURED**
- [ ] Flaps — if airborne with insufficient altitude for return — **AS REQUIRED TO LAND ON AVAILABLE SURFACE AHEAD**
  <sub>Do not attempt to turn back to the runway at low altitude. Land ahead or within 30 degrees of runway heading.</sub>
- [ ] Occupants — **ADVISE TO BRACE**

## Engine Failure in Flight (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Airspeed — establish best glide `MEMORY` — **PER POH**
- [ ] Landing area — identify suitable field; begin turn toward it `MEMORY` — **SELECTED**
- [ ] Fuel selector `MEMORY` — **BOTH**
- [ ] Mixture `MEMORY` — **RICH**
- [ ] Magnetos — **BOTH — CONFIRM SWITCH IS ON**
- [ ] Alternate air induction — **ON — check for intake blockage as cause of failure**
  <sub>The IO-540 alternate air door bypasses the induction filter. Select ON if intake icing or blockage is suspected.</sub>
- [ ] Throttle — **ADVANCE TO CHECK FUEL FLOW RESPONSE**
- [ ] Primer (if installed) — **IN AND LOCKED**
- [ ] Restart attempt — if altitude and conditions permit — **FOLLOW POH RESTART SEQUENCE**
- [ ] Mayday — transmit on 121.5 MHz — **AIRCRAFT TYPE, POSITION, ALTITUDE, INTENTIONS**
- [ ] Transponder — **SQUAWK 7700**
> **GO TO:** If engine does not restart — proceed to Forced Landing checklist

## Engine Fire in Flight (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Mixture `MEMORY` — **IDLE CUTOFF**
- [ ] Fuel selector `MEMORY` — **OFF**
- [ ] Throttle `MEMORY` — **CLOSE**
- [ ] Master switch — all electrical `MEMORY` — **OFF**
- [ ] Vents and cabin heat — close all `MEMORY` — **CLOSED TO PREVENT FUMES ENTERING COCKPIT**
- [ ] Airspeed — if fire persists, increase (dive) to extinguish by airflow — **DO NOT EXCEED Vne**
- [ ] Mayday — if comms still available before shutting electrics — **DECLARED ON 121.5**
> **GO TO:** Execute forced landing immediately

## Engine Fire on Ground (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Throttle — advance to full open briefly to draw fire back through intake `MEMORY` — **ATTEMPT TO STARVE FIRE**
  <sub>Only attempt while engine is turning and fire appears to be in the intake area. Advance smoothly to full open for a few seconds.</sub>
- [ ] If fire continues — mixture `MEMORY` — **IDLE CUTOFF**
- [ ] Fuel selector `MEMORY` — **OFF**
- [ ] Master switch `MEMORY` — **OFF**
- [ ] Magnetos `MEMORY` — **OFF**
- [ ] Occupants — evacuate — **ALL PERSONS EXIT IMMEDIATELY AND MOVE CLEAR UPWIND**
- [ ] Fire extinguisher — from upwind — **AIM AT BASE OF FIRE**
- [ ] Emergency services — **CALL 911 OR AIRPORT EMERGENCY SERVICES**

## Electrical Fire / Smoke in Cockpit (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Master switch `MEMORY` — **OFF**
- [ ] Avionics master `MEMORY` — **OFF**
- [ ] All electrical switches `MEMORY` — **OFF**
- [ ] Vents — open to clear smoke; use fresh air — **OPEN**
- [ ] Fire extinguisher — if smoke persists — **USE HALON OR CO2 TYPE**
- [ ] If fire is out and smoke clears — restore minimum electrics to land — **RESTORE ONE SWITCH AT A TIME TO ISOLATE FAULT**
- [ ] Land — **AS SOON AS PRACTICAL**
- [ ] Mayday — on 121.5 if radio available — **DECLARED**

## Loss of Oil Pressure (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Oil pressure gauge — confirm reading; cross-check oil temperature `MEMORY` — **VERIFY ACTUAL vs. INSTRUMENT FAILURE**
  <sub>Rising oil temperature alongside zero oil pressure confirms actual oil loss, not gauge failure.</sub>
- [ ] Power — reduce to minimum required for controlled flight `MEMORY` — **REDUCE IMMEDIATELY**
- [ ] Landing area — select nearest suitable field; begin precautionary landing planning `MEMORY` — **SELECTED**
- [ ] Mayday — declare; advise position and intentions — **TRANSMITTED ON 121.5**
- [ ] Engine instruments — monitor CHT and oil temp for rapid rise — **MONITOR CONTINUOUSLY**
- [ ] Land — do not delay; engine seizure may be imminent — **LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE**

## Induction Air Blockage / Alternate Air (ABNORMAL)

*Unexplained power loss; suspected induction air filter icing in visible moisture near freezing temperatures*

> **NOTE:** The IO-540 is fuel-injected and has no carburetor. Carburetor ice is not a hazard for this engine. However, the induction air filter can ice over in visible moisture at near-freezing temperatures, causing power loss. The alternate air control bypasses the filtered intake.
- [ ] Alternate air control `MEMORY` — **ON**
  <sub>Draws unfiltered warm air from inside the cowling, bypassing a blocked or iced induction filter.</sub>
- [ ] Power response — **EXPECT PARTIAL RESTORATION; BRIEF ROUGHNESS AS ICE INGESTS**
- [ ] Mixture — **ADJUST AS NEEDED FOR CHANGED INDUCTION AIRFLOW**
- [ ] When clear of icing conditions — alternate air — **OFF; RETURN TO NORMAL FILTERED INDUCTION**

## Forced Landing — Power Off (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Airspeed — best glide `MEMORY` — **ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN PER POH**
- [ ] Landing area — select longest available field oriented into wind `MEMORY` — **SELECTED; AVOID TREES, WIRES, AND STRUCTURES**
- [ ] Mayday — transmit position, altitude, aircraft type — **121.5 MHz AND CURRENT FREQUENCY**
- [ ] Transponder — **7700**
- [ ] Fuel selector — **OFF**
- [ ] Mixture — **IDLE CUTOFF**
- [ ] Magnetos — **OFF**
- [ ] Master switch — retain for flaps, then OFF — **OFF BEFORE TOUCHDOWN**
- [ ] Seat belts and shoulder harnesses — all occupants — **TIGHTENED; BRACE POSITION BRIEFED**
- [ ] Doors — unlatch before touchdown — **UNLATCHED TO PREVENT JAMMING**
- [ ] Flaps — deploy on final to steepen approach and reduce touchdown speed — **PER POH FOR CONDITIONS**
- [ ] Touchdown — aim for far end of field; land at minimum controllable airspeed — **USE BRAKES AGGRESSIVELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN**

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