Aircraft model
CESSNA T182
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The T182 is the turbocharged fixed-gear Skylane, built 1981-1986. It has the same turbocharged 235 hp Lycoming as the retractable TR182 but keeps the fixed undercarriage, which removes the hydraulic gear system that is the TR182's main maintenance burden while giving up about ten knots.
For an owner who wants the altitude capability without the gear, this is the sensible choice and it is usually cheaper than a TR182. The turbocharger brings its own costs: hotter running, shorter effective engine life, and an exhaust system that must be inspected carefully because cracks are both a power and a carbon monoxide problem. Without pressurisation the 20,000-foot ceiling means oxygen for everyone aboard on any long high flight. On flatland flying a normally aspirated 182 does the same job for much less.
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- CESSNA T182
What it is
| Seats | 4 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 1 |
| Engine | Lycoming O-540-L3C5D (turbocharged) |
| Horsepower | 235 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL |
| Certification basis | CAR3 |
| Production start | 1981 |
| Production end | 1986 |
| Endorsements required | high-performance |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 158 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 800 nm |
| Service ceiling | 20,000 ft |
| Climb rate | 1,010 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 49 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 1,385 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 1,350 ft |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 4 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 1,350 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 822 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 3,100 lb |
| Empty weight | 1,750 lb |
| Usable fuel | 88 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 13.6 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $120,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $230,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 2,000 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $45,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $64,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 87 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 58 |
| Median year built | 1981.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 1 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 17.24 · thin base (low)1 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 17.24 · thin base (low)2 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 15 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 25.86 · thin base (low)3 |
| Airworthiness directives | 7 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | low |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 58 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 58 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 58 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | —1 |
| Severity | —2 |
| Access | —3 |
| Support | 2.7 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 8.7 of 105 |
- Accident record: class median 28.36 · 202 models in class.
- Severity: class median 11.65.
- Access: class median 767.75.
- Support: class median 141.5.
- Liquidity: class median 19.57.
- 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.