Aircraft model
CESSNA 182Q
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The 1977-1980 Skylane. Mechanically close to the 182P, with the later O-470-U engine which has a 2,000-hour recommended overhaul life and is slightly smoother, plus an improved interior. The role is the same: a genuine four-adult touring aeroplane at around 140 knots, capable of short unpaved runways and easy to fly.
This is one of the better-value Skylanes because it has the longer-life engine without the price premium of the 1990s and 2000s aircraft. The practical points are the same across the family — plan for 13 gallons an hour, plan for a five-figure engine overhaul eventually, and have a pre-purchase inspection look hard at the firewall and nose gear for landing damage and at the fuel bladders for leaks. The 182 is also nose-heavy enough that loading matters: with four adults and full fuel you can be within weight but near the forward centre-of-gravity limit, which makes the landing flare heavier. Insurance for a low-time pilot is obtainable but will require some hours and a high-performance endorsement.
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- CESSNA 182Q
What it is
| Seats | 4 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 1 |
| Engine | Continental O-470-U |
| Horsepower | 230 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL |
| Certification basis | CAR3 |
| Production start | 1977 |
| Production end | 1980 |
| Endorsements required | high-performance |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 142 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 645 nm |
| Service ceiling | 16,500 ft |
| Climb rate | 865 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 49 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 1,350 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 1,350 ft |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 4 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 1,250 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 884 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 2,950 lb |
| Empty weight | 1,700 lb |
| Usable fuel | 61 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 12.9 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $120,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $350,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 2,000 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $40,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $55,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 2,291 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 1,565 |
| Median year built | 1978.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 44 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 6 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 28.121 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 21.092 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 323 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 20.643 |
| Airworthiness directives | 13 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 1 |
| Rate confidence | ok |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 1,565 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 1,565 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 1,565 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | 8.4 of 101 |
| Severity | 4.8 of 102 |
| Access | 6.5 of 103 |
| Support | 9.6 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 6 of 105 |
| Overall (sum of the categories shown) | 35.3 out of 506 |
- Accident record: class median 32.28 · 202 models in class.
- Severity: class median 12.5.
- Access: class median 775.
- Support: class median 147.5.
- Liquidity: class median 19.9.
- Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.