Compare
Cessna 182P Skylane vs Cessna 182Q Skylane
The two side by side, from the FAA registry, the FAA's Airworthiness Directives and Service Difficulty Reports, and the NTSB's accident database. Each has a full guide: Cessna 182P Skylane, Cessna 182Q Skylane.
Where they differ
- The Cessna 182Q carries more airframe ADs with a repeat action, 4 against 2: inspections that come back for as long as the AD applies.
- Mechanics report the Cessna 182P's engine air intake system most, and the Cessna 182Q's reciprocating engine cylinder section.
Side by side
| Cessna 182P Skylane | Cessna 182Q Skylane | |
|---|---|---|
| Registered in the US | 2,070 | 1,550 |
| Built | 1971 to 1976 | 1976 to 1980 |
| Half built by | 1974 | 1978 |
| Seats | 4 | 4 |
| Most common engine | Continental O-470 | Continental O-470 |
| Typical cruise fuel burn | 12.5 gal/hr | 12.5 gal/hr |
| Engine overhaul intervalThe engine maker's published hours between overhauls. | Not set | Not set |
| Current airframe ADs | 33 | 35 |
| Airframe ADs with a repeat action | 2 | 4 |
| Current ADs on the main engine | 20 | 20 |
| Service Difficulty ReportsSince the year shown in each guide; per 1,000 registered today. | 11 (5.3 per 1,000) | 8 (5.2 per 1,000) |
| Most-reported system | Engine Air Intake System | Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section |
| Accidents since 2008Per 1,000 registered today, not per hour flown: a training fleet flies far more than a private one. | 76 (36.7 per 1,000) | 56 (36.1 per 1,000) |
| Fatal accidents since 2008 | 11 | 10 |
| Most common accident | Loss of control on ground | Hard landing |
Report and accident counts are not rates: nobody publishes the hours each model flies, and a training fleet flies far more than a private one. Fuel burn is a typical cruise figure; the engine interval is its maker's published figure for the usual engine.
The Cessna 182P's repeat-action ADs
- 2020-21-22Requires inspecting the tailcone and horizontal stabilizer for corrosion and cracks and repairing or replacing damaged parts as necessary
- 2011-10-09Requires retaining all of the actions from the previous AD and adding steps to the inspection procedures in the previous AD
The Cessna 182Q's repeat-action ADs
- 2025-23-08Requires repetitive visual inspections of the intercooler inlet and outlet hoses for cracks and, at a certain compliance time or if any cracks are found, replacement of the intercooler inlet and outlet hoses
- 2020-21-22Requires inspecting the tailcone and horizontal stabilizer for corrosion and cracks and repairing or replacing damaged parts as necessary
- 2011-10-09Requires retaining all of the actions from the previous AD and adding steps to the inspection procedures in the previous AD
- 2009-04-05Remove the intercooler and the intercooler inlet and outlet hoses, install a reworked intercooler and new intercooler inlet and outlet hoses, inspect hoses and clamp torques, repetitively inspect installation of the...
Questions
- Which has more Airworthiness Directives, the Cessna 182P or the Cessna 182Q?
- 33 current ADs name the Cessna 182P airframe and 35 the Cessna 182Q; 2 and 4 of them have a repeat action.
- Which is newer, the Cessna 182P or the Cessna 182Q?
- Half of the Cessna 182Ps registered were built by 1974, half of the Cessna 182Qs by 1978.
- How do the Cessna 182P and Cessna 182Q accident records compare?
- 76 accidents since 2008 for the Cessna 182P (11 fatal) against 56 for the Cessna 182Q (10 fatal), from fleets of 2,070 and 1,550. Counts, not rates per hour flown.