# Incident 19880520046679I: Cessna 182B, Osprey, FL, May 20, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1988, 20:45 local time
- Place: Osprey, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1904° N, 82.4757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Osprey, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1904&lon=-82.4757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7156E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7156E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880520046679I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACCIDENTLY TURNED BOTH MAGNETOS OFF DURING CHECK. ENGINE BACKFIRED BLOWING OFF INTAKE HOSE. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD

## Other reports on N7156E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20160713016339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160713016339I), Jul 13, 2016: Cessna 182B (N7156E), Grand Island, NY, No damage. Investigation and witness reports revealed that aircraft N7156E took off from airport NY49 with four (4) parachute jumpers on board. The aircraft climbed to…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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