# Accident 19971003039649A: Cessna 182G, Jackson, MS, October 3, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1997, 09:42 local time
- Place: Jackson, MS
- Airport: Jackson International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2599° N, 90.0893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2599&lon=-90.0893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3434S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3434S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182G (registry code 2072716, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470R (registry code 17071, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,745 total, 1,548 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971003039649A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. HIT FENCE AND POLE LANDING ON ROAD. CARB AIRBOX GASKET FOULED CARB. IGNITION LEADS INOP. (-23) DURING TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 16 R AT JAN, AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A PARTIAL ENGINE POWER LOSS. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TROUBLE SHOOT THE PROBLEM AND DELAYED LANDING ON THE REMAINING AVAILABLE RUNWAY UNTIL NO USEABLE RUNWAY WAS LEFT. AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE AIRPORT SECURITY FENCE, GROUND AND ROAD SIGN.

## 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 MIA98LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA003), Oct 3, 1997: Cessna 182G (N3434S), Jackson, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during the initial climb due to a blockage of the induction system by a piece of gasket material.

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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