# Accident 19910516016279A: Cessna 182A, Mead, WA, May 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1991, 19:10 local time
- Place: Mead, WA
- Airport: Mead Flying Service Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8303° N, 117.2097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8303&lon=-117.2097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5048D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5048D-1995-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,156 total, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910516016279A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT WITH FOUR JUMPERS ON BOARD. OVERSHOT OPEN FIELD. SERVERE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA91LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA107), May 17, 1991: Cessna 182A (N5048D), Mead, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: CARBURETOR ICE AND THE PILOT NOT USING THE CARBURETOR HEAR. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT DID NOT ADEQUATELY EVALUATE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N5048D (1)

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

- [Incident 19870927072709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870927072709I), Sep 27, 1987: Cessna STC182 (N5048D), Mead, WA, 1 fatal. Free fall chutists collided rendering both unconscious. Automatic activation device deployed chute on one jumper.

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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