# Accident 19921001041409A: Cessna 182H, Englewood, FL, October 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1992, 08:45 local time
- Place: Englewood, FL
- Airport: Buchan Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9901° N, 82.3740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BUCHAN (X36), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9901&lon=-82.3740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2088X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2088X-1995-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 250 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921001041409A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN NURSERY. FOUND WATER AND MILKY SUBSTANCE IN GASCOLATOR AND CARBURETOR.

## 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 MIA93LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA001), Oct 1, 1992: Cessna 182H (N2088X), Englewood, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND WHICH RESULTED IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION.

## Other reports on N2088X (1)

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

- [Incident 19831015069509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831015069509I), Oct 15, 1983: Cessna 182H (N2088X), Labelle, FL, Minor damage. Loss of engine power. Emergency landing in a swamp. Cause of engine failure undetermined.

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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