# Accident 19971019037169A: Cessna 182P, Thompsons, TX, October 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1997, 18:30 local time
- Place: Thompsons, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4710° N, 95.5597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4710&lon=-95.5597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10DG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10DG-2017-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 38 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971019037169A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WEATHER WAS VMC FOR THIS CFR 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. ON OCTOBER 19, 1997, APPROXIMATELY 1830 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182P AIRPLANE, N10DG OWNED BY AIR CENTER EAST TEXAS, INC., AND OPERATED BY SKYLINE AVIATION WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER 4 MILES WEST OF THOMPSONS, TEXAS. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THE PRIVATE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS RECEIVING ADDITIONAL HOODED INSTRUMENT TRAINING ON UNUSUAL ATTITUDES AT APPROXIMATELY 2,000 FEET MSL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT IMMEDIATELY ANNOUNCED THEY HAD A REAL EMERGENCY, WHILE THE PRIVATE PILOT CONTROLLED THE AIRCRAFT THE INSTRUCTOR PROCEEDED WITH EMERGENCY STARTUP PROCEDURES TO NO AVAIL. THE PILOTS AGREED TO LAND ON A RANCH ACCESS ROAD THAT WAS ORIENTED NORTH-SOUTH PERPENDICULAR TO A LEVY AND PROCEEDED SOUTHWARD MOMENTARILY, PARALLELING THE ROAD ON THE EAST SIDE AS THEY ENTERED A RIGHT TURN TO LINE UP FOR THE APPROACH TO THE ROAD THEIR AIRSPEED STEADILY DECREASED AS INDICATED BY THE STALL WARNING HORN. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK THE CONTROLS AND WIDENED THE TURN IN AN EFFORT TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, THIS GOT THEM OVER THE LEVY, BUT ABOUT 50 TO 100 METERS WEST OF THE ROAD FORCING THEM TO SETTLE FOR A PASTURE VIA THE ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEARING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. SUBSEQUENT TEAR DOWN OF THE AIRCRAFT CARBURETOR INDICATED CARBURETOR FLOAT FAILED INFLIGHT. THIS INVESTIGATION REMAINS OPEN. (-23) ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 FTW98LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA026), Oct 19, 1997: Cessna 182P (N10DG), Thompsons, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power resulting from a disconnected carburetor float due to improper maintenance. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

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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