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FAA incident report · Cessna 182A · Plant City, FL · August 14, 1997

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Date
August 14, 1997 · 18:10 local
Place
Plant City, FL
Airport
Plant City Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N4844D
Reported as
Cessna 182A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
392 total300 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N4844DRegistered now · Cessna 182AS/N 34944Airframe modelCessna 182AEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the pilot experienced a power loss between 3000 and 1500 feet. While on approach for landing at Plant City, FL. After checklist review and an attempt to restart failed the pilot elected to land on a construction site. After the successful land the fuel was checked. The aircraft had 14 gallons of fuel. The aircraft was run up with no abnormality noted. The aircraft departed the construction site without further problems. The power loss was apparently due to carburetor ice.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS BETWEEN 3000 AND 1500 FEET. WHILE ON APPROACH FOR LANDING AT PLANT CITY, FL. AFTER CHECKLIST REVIEW AND AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART FAILED THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE. AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL LAND THE FUEL WAS CHECKED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD 14 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RUN UP WITH NO ABNORMALITY NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE CONSTRUCTION SITE WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE POWER LOSS WAS APPARENTLY DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE.

Other reports on N4844D · 2

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

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