# Accident 19920228006389A: Cessna 182B, Auburn, IN, February 28, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1992, 09:55 local time
- Place: Auburn, IN
- Airport: De Kalb County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3609° N, 85.0499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3609&lon=-85.0499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2387G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2387G) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,355 total, 30 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920228006389A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER IFR AT 9000 FEET NEAR AIRPORT. MISJUDGED APPROACH. TOO HIGH THEN LOW. LANDED IN FIELD.

## 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 CHI92LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA093), Feb 28, 1992: Cessna 182B (N2387G), Auburn, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT OF THE CARBURETOR BY OTHER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

## Other reports on N2387G (1)

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

- [Accident 19920810031149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920810031149A), Aug 10, 1992: Cessna 182B (N2387G), Plymouth, MI, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on crosswind landing. Over controlled. Ground looped. Wind exceeded crosswind capability.

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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