# Accident 19991017042549A: Cessna A185E, Lake Wales, FL, October 17, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1999, 18:30 local time
- Place: Lake Wales, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8997° N, 81.5794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8997&lon=-81.5794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85PR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85PR-2000-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,970 total, 110 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991017042549A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT ABOUT 700-800 FEET MSL, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A GRADUAL LOSS OF POWER. HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE LOSS OF POWER SITUATION BUT WAS UNABLE.  WHILE DESCENDING FOR A FORCED LANDING, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A TREE THEN THE GROUND AND NOSED OVER.  POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT THE MIXTURE CONTROL AT THE FUEL METERING VALVE WAS FOUND ABOUT HALF WAY BETWEEN MIDRANGE AND IDLE CUTOFF.  THE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE WAS FOUND SEPARATED FROM THE ROD END WHICH WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE BELLCRANK (MIXTURE) AT THE AIRBOX ASSEMBLY.  DAMAGE TO ABOUT 11 THREADS AT THE END OF THE MIXTURE CABLE WAS NOTED.  MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE REPORTEDLY DESTROYED IN THE FIRE.  THE IA WHO PERFORMED THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION STATED TO THE FAA INSPECTOR THAT THE AIRCRAFT OWNER ADJUSTED THE MIXTURE CABLE ROD-END TO ATTAIN THE CORRECT CUSHION AND HE (IA) CHECKED IT BUT FAILED TO CHECK THE JAM NUT AT THE ROD END FOR SECURITY.  THE OWNER STATED THAT HE DID NOT ADJUST THE ENGINE CONTROLS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THOUGHT THE IA ADJUSTED THE ENGINE CONTROLS.  THE PILOT IS NOT A CERTIFICATED MECHANIC.           (-23)ATTACHED INSPECTOR'S STATEMENT

## 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 MIA00LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA009), Oct 17, 1999: Cessna A185E (N85PR), Lake Wales, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to the inadequate annual inspection of the airplane by the mechanic with IA for his failure to assure that the mixture control cable jam nut at the rod end was…

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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