# Accident 19990809044269A: Cessna 182G, Clinton, WA, August 9, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1999, 13:45 local time
- Place: Clinton, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0106° N, 122.5405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0106&lon=-122.5405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2492R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2492R-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182G (registry code 2072716, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990809044269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT CRUISE PILOT WENT TO LEAN OUT ENGINE; REVIEW OF ENGINE EGT REFLECTED IT WAS AT MAXIMUM. A/C ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. APPLICATION OF CARBURETOR HEAT INTRODUCED MORE LOSS OF POWER. STOPPED APPLICATION OF CARBURETOR HEAT AND ENGINE EVENTUALLY QUIT. ATMOSPHERIC CONDITION AT THIS DATE AND TIME SUPPORT CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 SEA99LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA136), Aug 9, 1999: Cessna 182G (N2492R), Freeland, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's improper use of carburetor heat and overload of the nose gear assembly during the forced landing. Contributing factors were carburetor icing conditions, the ditch and fence.

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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