# Accident 19980408006139A: Cessna 182E, Las Cruces, NM, April 8, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1998, 09:30 local time
- Place: Las Cruces, NM
- Airport: Las Cruces International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3297° N, 106.7497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3297&lon=-106.7497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3086Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3086Y-2013-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980408006139A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT SAID HE MADE SEVERAL TURNS IN PREPARATION TO RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT TO PERFORM SOME TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. AT 6500 FEET MSL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER, AND EFFORTS TO RESTORE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A ROAD, BUT STRUCK A MESQUITE BUSH AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE ENGINE WAS LATER FUNCTIONALLY TESTED AND IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE PILOT SURMISED THAT THE ENGINE HAD LOST POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE. THIRTY FOUR MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THE TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT AT EL PASO, TEXAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ELEVATION 3956 FEET MSL), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES SOUTHEAST, WAS 9 DEGREES AND -3 DEGREES C (48.2 AND 26.6 DEGREE F), RESPECTIVELY. ACCORDING TO THE CARBURETOR ICE PROBABLITY CHART. THESE CONDITIONS AREA CONDUCTIVE TO SERIOUS ICING AT GLIDE POWER, AND IT APPROACHES A MODERATE ICING REALM AT CRUISE POWER. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #FTW98LA177

## 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 FTW98LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA177), Apr 8, 1998: Cessna 182E (N3086Y), Las Cruces, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of (or failure to use) carburetor heat, which resulted in carburetor ice, loss of engine power, and a forced landing. Related factors were: the carburetor icing (weather)…

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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