# Accident 19950524013119A: Cessna 182C, Castlebury, AL, May 24, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1995, 16:10 local time
- Place: Castlebury, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2897° N, 87.0205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2897&lon=-87.0205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8983T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 265 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950524013119A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO USE CARB HEAT ON DESCENT. ENGINE ROUGHENED AND QUIT. NOSED OVER IN ROUGH FIELD. CARB ICING PREVALENT.

## 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 ATL95LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA098), May 24, 1995: Cessna 182C (N8983T), Castleberry, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO APPLY CARBURETOR HEAT IN A TIMELY MANNER, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH TERRAIN AT THE FORCED LANDING SITE.

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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