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Cessna 182

One model from FAA type certificate data sheet 3A13. Every figure below is quoted from the sheet. Open any “Source” to see the words it comes from.

THE DATA SHEET

Authority
Federal Aviation Administration (United States)
Sheet
Type Certificate Data Sheet 3A13
Revision
76
Date
October 8, 2026
Holder
Textron Aviation Inc.
Licence
US Government work, public domain (17 U.S.C. 105)

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Performance figures (stall speeds, take-off and landing distances, climb, cruise and fuel burn) are in the aircraft's flight manual (POH/AFM), which we cannot reproduce. Always use the flight manual for the aircraft you fly.

This is a United States Federal Aviation Administration sheet. We show it as a US certification document, not as an Australian or New Zealand rule. Units are the sheet's own: pounds, US gallons and quarts, and knots or mph as stated.

How we copied the sheet. Quotes are from our stored text copy of the sheet, taken from the text layer of the FAA's online viewer. We rebuilt lines from the text positions, joined wrapped lines, marked wide gaps between table cells with |, removed page headers and footers, and replaced symbol-font characters with the symbols they print as. Check the original sheet before relying on any figure.

Models not shown. The sheet covers 23 models, from the 182 to the T182T. We include the 182T. Older models have airspeed limits, fuel and weights that change with serial number and tank option.

SPEC SHEET

Cessna 182: 182T

The sheet's heading for this modelModel 182T, Skylane, 4 PCLM (Normal Category)

Source for the model heading

Model 182T, Skylane, 4 PCLM (Normal Category), Approved 23 February 2001.

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Engine

Engine
Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5
Source for Engine

Engine | Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5. Rated 230 Horsepower

Rated power
230 hp
Source for Rated power

Engine | Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5. Rated 230 Horsepower

Engine speed limit
2,400 rpm
Source for Engine speed limit

Engine Limits | For all operations, 2400 RPM

Propeller
McCauley B3D36C431/80VSA-1, three blades
Source for Propeller

(2) McCauley Constant Speed (182S, 182T) (a) Hub B3D36C431/80VSA-1 (3 blades)

Fuel and oil

Fuel capacity
92 US gal≈ 348 L (converted)
Source for Fuel capacity

182T: 92 gallons total; 87 gallons usable

Usable fuel
87 US gal≈ 329 L (converted)
Source for Usable fuel

182T: 92 gallons total; 87 gallons usable

Oil capacity
9 US qt≈ 8.5 L (converted)
Source for Oil capacity

Oil Capacity (Gal.) | 9.0 quarts at 14.8 inches forward of datum

Weights and loading

Maximum weight
Normal category3,100 lb≈ 1,406 kg (converted)
Source for Maximum weight, Normal category

Maximum Weights | Normal Category (see Note 5) | Maximum Ramp | 3,110 pounds Maximum Takeoff | 3,100 pounds

Seats
4
Source for Seats

No. of Seats | 4 (2 at 32.0 to 50.0 inches aft of datum; 2 at 74.0 inches aft of datum)

Baggage limit
200 lbboth baggage areas combined≈ 90.7 kg (converted)
Source for Baggage limit

(Max. combined weight capacity for baggage areas is 200 pounds)

C.G. range
Normal category: aft limit 46.0 in aft of datum at 3,100 lb or less; forward limit 40.9 in at 3,100 lb, 35.5 in at 2,700 lb and 33.0 in at 2,250 lb or less, varying linearly between
Source for C.G. range

C.G. Range (182T) | Normal Category (1) Aft Limits | 46.0 inches aft of datum at 3,100 pounds or less. (2) Forward Limits | Linear variation from 40.9 inches aft of datum at 3,100 pounds, to 35.5 inches aft of datum at 2,700 pounds, to 33.0 inches aft of datum at 2,250 pounds; 33.0 inches aft of datum at 2,250 pounds or less.

Airspeed limits

Never exceed speed (Vne)
175 kt IASThe sheet gives IAS with CAS in brackets. We show IAS.
Source for Never exceed speed (Vne)

Never Exceed | 175 Knots IAS | (171 Knots CAS)

Maximum structural cruising speed (Vno)
140 kt IAS
Source for Maximum structural cruising speed (Vno)

Max Structural Cruising | 140 Knots IAS | (136 Knots CAS)

Manoeuvring speed (Va)
110 kt IAS
Source for Manoeuvring speed (Va)

Airspeed Limits (182T) | Maneuvering | 110 Knots IAS | (108 Knots CAS)

Maximum flap extended speed (Vfe)
100 kt IAS
Source for Maximum flap extended speed (Vfe)

Flaps Extended | 100 Knots IAS | ( 99 Knots CAS)

Reference

Datum
Lower portion of front face of firewall
Source for Datum

Reference Datum | Lower portion of front face of firewall

Certification basis
FAR Part 23, effective February 1, 1965, as amended by 23-1 through 23-6, with listed exceptions
Source for Certification basis

FAR Part 23, effective February 1, 1965, as amended by 23-1 through 23-6, except as follows:

COCKPIT

The 182T limits on an airspeed indicator

Where the sheet gives them in knots, the dial shows Vne as a red line, the caution range from Vno to Vne as a yellow arc, a green tick at Vno and white ticks at the flap limit speeds (Vfe). The sheet gives flap limits, not instrument markings, and the stall speeds where the green and white arcs start are not in it.

PANEL LAYOUT

Classic six-pack

These are example panels drawn by us. They do not show the panel fitted to any Cessna 182. Only the airspeed markings come from this model's data sheet.

  • 406080100120140160180200VfeVnoAIRSPEEDKNOTSAirspeed indicator
  • 2020101010102020Attitude indicator
  • 01234567891013hPaALTFEETAltimeter
  • LRTURN COORDINATOR2 MINNO PITCH INFORMATIONTurn coordinator
  • N36E1215S2124W3033Heading indicator
  • 0.5.5111.51.522UPDOWNVERTICAL SPEED1000 FT/MINVertical speed indicator
  • 05101520253035RPM×100Tachometer
  • 075150OIL°COil temperature
  • 060120OILPSIOil pressure
  • EEFFLRFUELFuel quantity
  • 0510SUCTIONin HgSuction gauge
0 kt

What the dial shows

  • Red line: never exceed speed (Vne)175 kt IAS
    Source for the red line

    Never Exceed | 175 Knots IAS | (171 Knots CAS)

  • Yellow arc: caution rangeFrom Vno to Vne, 140 kt IAS to 175 kt IAS
  • Green tick: Vno, top of the green arc140 kt IAS
    Source for the green tick

    Max Structural Cruising | 140 Knots IAS | (136 Knots CAS)

  • White tick: Vfe, a flap limit speed100 kt IAS
    Source for the white tick

    Flaps Extended | 100 Knots IAS | ( 99 Knots CAS)

  • Marks are drawn at the sheet's speeds in knots IAS.
  • White tick marks the flap limit speed (Vfe) the sheet gives. The sheet gives flap limits, not instrument markings, so the flight manual says where this aircraft's white arc ends.
  • The low ends of the white and green arcs are stall speeds. They come from the flight manual, so we have left them unmarked.

The other instruments are drawn at rest and are not linked to this aircraft. Learn what each instrument shows in the cockpit explorer.

For learning only. Not for flight planning or use in flight. Figures are certification limits from Federal Aviation Administration, Type Certificate Data Sheet 3A13, Revision 76, retrieved 31 October 2026. Conversions marked “converted” are our own arithmetic. No manufacturer images are used. The instruments are drawn by us. Back to all aircraft.