# Accident 19970907044939A: Cessna 182B, Paris, TN, September 7, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1997, 11:30 local time
- Place: Paris, TN
- Airport: Henry County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2993° N, 88.3005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2993&lon=-88.3005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2794G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2794G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 400 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970907044939A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 MIA97LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA241), Sep 7, 1997: Cessna 182B (N2794G), Paris, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Temporary loss of engine power for undetermined reasons res ulting in a forced landing on unsuitable terrain.

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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