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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182B · Paris, TN · September 7, 1997

Date: September 7, 1997 · 11:30 local
Place: Paris, TN
Airport: Henry County Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2794G
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA97LA241
Reported as: Cessna 182B
Reported engine: Continental O470L
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,100 total400 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

N2794GRegistered now · Cessna 182BS/N 52094 · Built 1959 Airframe modelCessna 182B Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Reported power loss on final. Laneded short. Ran up hill. Hit airport fence. No defects found. Appears undershoot. (-23) aircraft was on final approach at Paris, TN when the engine failed to respond to throttle input. The pilot tried to restart the engine without success. The aircraft touched down off the airport and bounced into the airport perimeter fence where it came to rest with substantial damage to the left wing, right horizontal stabilizer and right elevator.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED POWER LOSS ON FINAL. LANEDED SHORT. RAN UP HILL. HIT AIRPORT FENCE. NO DEFECTS FOUND. APPEARS UNDERSHOOT. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH AT PARIS, TN WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUT. THE PILOT TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN OFF THE AIRPORT AND BOUNCED INTO THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE WHERE IT CAME TO REST WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND RIGHT ELEVATOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA97LA241Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportParis, TNTemporary loss of engine power for undetermined reasons res ulting in a forced landing on unsuitable terrain.Sep 7, 1997 · Substantial damage