# Incident 19970814029839I: Cessna 182A, Plant City, FL, August 14, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1997, 18:10 local time
- Place: Plant City, FL
- Airport: Plant City Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0002° N, 82.1633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLANT CITY (PCM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0002&lon=-82.1633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4844D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4844D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 392 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970814029839I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19790707019939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790707019939I), Jul 7, 1979: Cessna 182A (N4844D), California City, CA, 1 fatal. Zx chutist collapsed main chute attempting to stop drift, failed to deploy reserve chute before striking ground.
- [Incident 19790414012239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790414012239I), Apr 14, 1979: Cessna 182A (N4844D), California City, CA, 1 fatal. Zx when jumper's chute deployed, the risers came loose from the harness. No attempt made to deploy reserve chute

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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