1978 Cessna 182Q Skylane

This 1978 Cessna 182Q Skylane has accumulated 3,596.7 hours since new according to the airframe logbook, which is continuous from delivery. It is powered by a 230 horsepower Continental O-470-U that was installed as a Teledyne Continental factory rebuilt engine in November 1998 and has run 1,153.2 hours since, turning a McCauley two blade constant speed propeller overhauled in December 2014. The panel includes a Garmin GNS 430W WAAS navigator, a Garmin SL30 nav/com, a Garmin GTX 345 transponder with ADS-B In and Out, a PS Engineering PMA8000BT audio panel, a Cessna 300A Navomatic autopilot, and a JPI EDM-700 engine monitor with FS-450 fuel flow. The most recent annual inspection was completed in October 2026 at New Garden Flying Field in Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania. The altimeter and static system check expired in July 2025 and has not been renewed, and a structural repair to the right elevator is logged in November 1998, both detailed below. This Skylane is offered through Open Pattern by the seller in Coatesville, Pennsylvania (KMQS), with airframe, engine, and propeller logbooks since new, FAA registration, and the airworthiness certificate.

Cessna introduced the 182 in 1956 as a high wing, fixed tricycle gear development of the 180, and the Skylane name followed a year later. The 182Q was built from 1977 through 1980 with the 230 horsepower Continental O-470-U and a 2,950 pound maximum gross weight, and the 1978 model year brought a 28 volt electrical system to the type. The Q was succeeded by the 182R in 1981.

The aircraft was delivered new through Aviation Activities Inc. of Valparaiso, Indiana, in March 1978, and the FAA registry chain runs through owners in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Arizona, Florida, Montana, and Colorado before the seller, who acquired it from Van Bortel Aircraft in December 2016 and later relocated it to Pennsylvania. The airframe wears Cessna's 1978 factory scheme of white with dark blue and light blue stripes and a dark blue tail, with "Songbird" lettered on the cowl, and no repaint entry appears in the logbooks reviewed; the right elevator was painted after the 1998 repair and the gear leg fairings were repainted in 2007. Oregon Aircraft Design engine mount heat shields were installed under STC SA00496SE in February 2002, Rosen sun visors under STC SA00871SE in May 2020, and Prometheus LED landing and taxi lights in July 2023. In November 1998, at 2,443.5 hours, the right elevator upper and lower skins, balance tab skin, outboard rib, and spar channel reinforcement were replaced with new Cessna parts and the surface was rebalanced after paint; the logbook entry does not state a cause. The same work order replaced the left main fuel cell and windshield. Later airframe entries record a replacement outboard right aileron hinge in January 2001, a right wing tip and strut and gear leg fairings in March 2002, a co-pilot inboard seat rail replaced for cracks in September 2024, and new lower strut fairings, a left brake line, and a left caliper O-ring at the October 2026 annual.

The cabin seats four in gray leather recovered with Airtex material in 2014, with cream sidewalls and dark carpet. A Garmin GSB 15 USB power port was added in 2020.p

The Garmin GNS 430W, GA 35 WAAS antenna, and Mid-Continent MD200 course indicator were installed by Aerotronics of Billings, Montana, in July 2015 under STC SA01933LA-D and SA02018SE-D, using a factory serviced GNS 430W carrying a Garmin Form 8130-3 dated July 2015. The Garmin GTX 345 was installed by Avionics-Upgrades of Peyton, Colorado, in July 2017 under STC SA01714WI, replacing the original ARC transponder. The PS Engineering PMA8000BT audio panel replaced a Garmin GMA 340 in September 2020, and the JPI EDM-700 traces to a January 2000 Form 337, with the FS-450 fuel flow added in November 2013 and interfaced to the GNS 430W in June 2023. A Sigma-Tek attitude indicator, a G502A directional gyro installed in April 2014, a Davtron M800 clock, and a Davtron M655-1 OAT and voltage indicator round out the panel, and the Cessna 300A Navomatic autopilot had its PA-495A actuator gears serviced at the October 2026 annual. The Kannad 406 ELT with panel remote switch was installed in September 2011, and its battery was replaced in September 2024 with a May 2031 due date. The tachometer, which was reset to zero at the 1998 engine change, read 1,153.2 hours at the October 2026 annual; airframe total time is the tach reading plus 2,443.5 hours.

The Continental O-470-U is a carbureted six cylinder rated at 230 horsepower. The current engine, serial 813424-R, was installed as a Teledyne Continental factory rebuilt unit on November 23, 1998, at 2,443.5 airframe hours, with new fluid lines and Lord mounts, and has run 1,153.2 hours since. Cylinder work since the rebuild consists of the number six cylinder removed for repair in March 2004 and the number three cylinder repaired with new valves and guides by Aircraft Cylinders and Engines of Greeley, Colorado, in June 2019. Both magnetos were replaced in January 2019, an overhauled vacuum pump was installed in December 2025, and a new voltage regulator, field breaker, and split master switch followed in July 2026 after an overvoltage sensor was added in October 2025. Compressions recorded at the October 2026 annual were 62, 64, 58, 66, 66, and 61 over 80. Oil and filter have been changed at each annual with Aeroshell W100, with the filter cut and inspected at the 2025 and 2026 annuals and no contaminants noted. The McCauley C2A34C204C two blade constant speed propeller was overhauled by Byam Propeller of Fort Worth, Texas, and reinstalled in December 2014 at 673.5 tach hours, and has run 479.7 hours since.

The most recent annual inspection was completed on October 2, 2026, at 3,596.7 hours by Jonathan Martin, A&P IA, of New Garden Flying Field, and included a muffler borescope, new lower strut fairings, a replacement left brake line and caliper O-ring, repaired oil temperature sender wiring, and an ELT operational check; the next annual is due in October 2027. The transponder was checked in September 2025 by the same facility and is due in September 2027. The altimeter and static system were last checked in July 2023 by Mobile Transponder Services and that check expired in July 2025 with no later entry in the records, so the aircraft is limited to VFR operations until the check is renewed. Airworthiness directives are recorded as checked through the October 2026 annual, with the front doorpost inspection under AD 2020-18-01 next due at 4,000 hours. Recorded utilization has been light recently, with 11.5 hours between the September 2024 and September 2025 annuals and 27.8 hours in the year that followed. Airframe logbooks run from the April 1978 airworthiness date through the October 2026 annual, and separate engine and propeller logbooks are on file. An FAA and NTSB records search returned no accident or incident entries and no service difficulty reports; the November 1998 elevator repair described above is the only structural repair in the logbooks.

The data plate lists serial number 18266344, and the standard airworthiness certificate was issued April 4, 1978, in the normal category. The aircraft is registered to a partnership in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, with the certificate issued July 2, 2022, and valid through July 31, 2029. An FAA airframe title search by AIC Title Service dated October 22, 2026, returned no liens of record. The most recent weight and balance revision, dated July 5, 2017, shows an empty weight of 1,831.1 pounds and a useful load of 1,118.9 pounds against the 2,950 pound maximum gross weight.

This Skylane is offered through Open Pattern by the seller in Coatesville, Pennsylvania (KMQS), with airframe, engine, and propeller logbooks since new, FAA registration, and the airworthiness certificate.