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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna T182 · Atlanta, KS · November 15, 2000

Date: November 15, 2000 · 06:30 local
Place: Atlanta, KS
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N182NT
Reported as: Cessna T182
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)This was a test flight conducted by Cessna aircraft, inc., for the purpose of 'lighting evaluation'. There was one pilot and one engineer aboard the airplane. While cruising at 11,500 feet the pilot reported to wichit a approach control that they were experiencing engine problems. This was followed immediately be engine failure. The pilot landed in an open field with no damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the occupants. The aircraft and the engine were both experimental.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THIS WAS A TEST FLIGHT CONDUCTED BY CESSNA AIRCRAFT, INC., FOR THE PURPOSE OF 'LIGHTING EVALUATION'. THERE WAS ONE PILOT AND ONE ENGINEER ABOARD THE AIRPLANE. WHILE CRUISING AT 11,500 FEET THE PILOT REPORTED TO WICHIT A APPROACH CONTROL THAT THEY WERE EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS. THIS WAS FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BE ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. THE AIRCRAFT AND THE ENGINE WERE BOTH EXPERIMENTAL.