John Frank’s Cessna 182 Skylane Buyers Guide PUBLISHED BY CESSNA PILOTS ASSOCIATION 16755 Von Karman Ave, Ste 200 Irvine, CA 92606-4963 Phone 949-242-4535 Web Site www.cessna.org 1956 through 1986 182 Skylane Buyers Guide Rev. No. 6 — 03/31/14 Copyright © 2008 by John M. Frank, Jr. ************** Cessna 172 Skyhawk Buyers Guide By John Frank Rev. 2 - 08/28/13 Copyright © 2009 by John M. Frank, Jr. John Frank’s Cessna 210 Centurion Buyers Guide Rev. No. 7 — 03/28/14 Copyright © 2010 by John M. Frank, Jr. Cessna 210 Centurion Inspection Guidelines Copyright © 2009 by John M. Frank, Jr. All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of the publisher. Printed in the United States of America ************** ON THE COVER N182KE, a 1975 182P Skylane, S/N 18263657. This picture was submitted by the previous owners Ken and Kim Earl and the plane is currently owned by Timothy Newsome. www.cessna.org John Frank’s Cessna 182 Skylane Buyers Guide This 1972 Skylane (182P) formerly N20752, SN 18261179 is the 100,000 aircraft built by the Cessna Aircraft Company. www.cessna.org John Frank’s Cessna 182 Skylane Buyers Guide Table of Contents Table of Contents.............................................................................................................................................................. I Introduction...................................................................................................................................................................... III Acknowledgements.......................................................................................................................................................... V The Cessna 182 SKYLANE History ............................................................................................................................... 1 Cessna 182 SKYLANE General Description .................................................................................................................... 9 Is the CESSNA 182 SKYLANE The Right Plane For You? ........................................................................................... 11 Considerations on Buying an Older CESSNA 182 SKYLANE ...................................................................................... 13 Safety Aspects Of The CESSNA 182 SKYLANE ........................................................................................................... 14 Insuring the CESSNA 182 SKYLANE............................................................................................................................ 26 Frequently Asked Questions About CESSNA 182 SKYLANES .................................................................................... 27 Let’s Talk About Performance Numbers .......................................................................................................................... 31 Performance Comparison between CESSNA 182 SKYLANE Model Years .................................................................. 33 Comparison of CESSNA 182 SKYLANE Performance to Other Cessna Models .......................................................... 34 CESSNA 182 SKYLANE Changes by Model Year ........................................................................................................ 36 Landmark Models of the CESSNA 182 SKYLANE ....................................................................................................... 46 The Turbocharged CESSNA T182 TURBO-SKYLANE ................................................................................................ 48 CESSNA 182 SKYLANE Serial Numbers ...................................................................................................................... 49 Determining Operating Costs ........................................................................................................................................ 50 Significant CESSNA 182 SKYLANE Modifications ...................................................................................................... 54 How to Price a CESSNA 182 SKYLANE ....................................................................................................................... 58 CESSNA 182 SKYLANE Bluebook Values .................................................................................................................... 59 CESSNA 182 SKYLANE Pre-Purchase Inspection ........................................................................................................ 60 CESSNA 182 SKYLANE Pre-Purchase Inspection Guidelines ...................................................................................... 61 CESSNA 182 SKYLANE Pre-Purchase Inspection Checklist ........................................................................................ 70 CESSNA 182 SKYLANE Airworthiness Directives ....................................................................................................... 74 Airworthiness Directives issued against the CESSNA 182 SKYLANE ......................................................................... 75 Arranged Chronologically ........................................................................................................................................... 75 Arranged Alphabetically ............................................................................................................................................. 81 Getting a Good Checkout in a CESSNA 182 SKYLANE ............................................................................................. 87 Checkout Checklist for CESSNA 182 SKYLANE ............................................................................................................89 Paperwork Involved In Buying an Aircraft ...................................................................................................................... 92 Conclusion ....................................................................................................................................................................... 95 www.cessna.org I John Frank’s Cessna 182 Skylane Buyers Guide Prototype of a cantilevered wing Cessna 182M. Lack of performance improvement lead the factory to decide not to put a cantilever wing 182 into production. II www.cessna.org John Frank’s Cessna 182 Skylane Buyers Guide Introduction Each year I give a number of talks, seminars and classes on Cessna aircraft around the country including EAA‘s AirVenture at Oshkosh and the annual AOPA EXPO. At the end of these sessions there are always a few people who visit with me and express a thought along the lines of “Boy, I wish I had talked to you before I bought my airplane”. It is those feelings that have brought about this book. In the 30 years I have been involved in the aircraft industry with the last decade working for the Cessna Pilots Association, I have come across all sorts of information that would be useful to the person looking to buy a CESSNA 182 SKYLANE. After examining all of the ‘Used Plane Guides’ and ‘Tips on Buying’ books and tapes on the market I didn’t find one that did more than scratch the surface of what a buyer should know specifically about purchasing a CESSNA 182 SKYLANE. So following the old adage “If you want something done right, do it yourself”, I have undertaken to write the definitive guide on buying a CESSNA 182 SKYLANE. You the reader will of course be the final judge as to how well I have succeeded. In this book is gathered together all the really important information on buying a CESSNA 182 SKYLANE. The performance numbers, what changes were made in what years, Safety Aspects, Insurance, Pricing, answers to frequently asked questions, modifications, airworthiness directives and much more. The Pre-Purchase Inspection Guidelines will be particularly useful to buyers; if a CESSNA 182 SKYLANE is examined in accordance with those guidelines its true condition can be ascertained. The reader is strongly encouraged to review that portion of this book in detail; there is a wealth of information contain in that listing. This book does not include the retractable landing gear R182 SKYLANE RG or its sister ships the turbo- charged, retractable landing gear TR182 TURBO-SKYLANE RG. While doing the rough draft on the original edition of this book it was found that there was just too much different information to present on those aircraft to maintain the specific focus and cohesiveness that this type of book required. The new Lycoming powered fixed gear 182 SKYLANES introduced in 1997, a year after the first edition of this book was published, are not included in this updated volume for the same reason. The Cessna Pilots Association will produce another book exclusively on these aircraft in the near future. The somewhat rare turbo-charged, fixed landing gear T182 TURBO-SKYLANE produced from 1981 until 1986 is covered by the present guide you hold in your hands. One thing I have discovered over the years is that the CESSNA 182 SKYLANE is such a solid aircraft that it is hard to find a “bad” one. Even if the maintenance has been poor and the use hard, some love and attention, and of course some money, will return the aircraft quickly to the quality airplane it was when it was first produced. As this book is being published in a form that will make it easy to update later editions, I would certainly ap- preciate hearing from readers as to how useful they have found the