# Accident 20001212024759A: Cessna 182A, Plant City, FL, December 12, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: December 12, 2000, 13:30 local time - Place: Plant City, FL - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 28.0157° N, 82.1168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plant City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0157&lon=-82.1168&mi=10 - Aircraft: N6300B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6300B-2002-03-07) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A - Reported engine: CONT O470* - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 227 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA016) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001212024759A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23)PILOT DEPARTED ZEPHYRHILLS ARPT-PILOT WAS INBOUND TO LAKELAND AIRPORT FROM THE NORTHWEST, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD ENGINE FAILURE AND WOULD TRY TO LAND IN A LOCAL FIELD. UPON DESCENT, THE A/C CONTACTED A FARM ANIMAL (COW) WITH ITS LEFT WHEEL, CAUSING IT TO SEPARATE FROM THE A/C. A/C CAME TO REST IN THE FIELD WITH ITS LEFT LANDING GEAR MISSING, DAMAGE TO THE LEFT ELEVATOR, AND A/C THEN RESTED ON THE LEFT WING CAUSING DAMAGE AND SOME FUEL TO LEAK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. (.4)ON DECEMBER 12, 2000, AT 1330 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 182A, N6300B, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY TAMPA BAY SOARING SOCIETY INC., WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND FOLLOWING A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR PLANT CITY, FLORIDA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ZEPHYRHILLS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA, AT 1305. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS FLYING THE AIRPLANE TO LAKELAND LINDER REGIONAL AIRPORT IN LAKELAND, FLORIDA, FOR THE PURPOSE O F HAVING THE ENGINE FUEL PRIMER LINE REPAIRED. WHEN THE PILOT LEVELED OFF AT THE ENROUTE CRUISE ALTITUDE, HE LEANED THE FUEL AIR MIXTURE UNTIL THE ENGINE RPM DECREASED. WHEN THE FLIGHT WAS APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES FROM THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, THE PILOT ESTABLISHED RADIO CONTACT WITH THE CONTROL TOWER AND REQUESTED LANDING INSTRUCTIONS. THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO ENTER A RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 27. AFTER THE PILOT HAD RECEIVED LANDING INSTRUCTIONS, HE REPORTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. FOLLOWING ATTEMPTS BY THE PILOT TO RESTORE ENGINE POWER, HE SELECTED A NEARBY PASTURE FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO A ROUGH AND UNEVEN FIELD FIVE MILES NORTHWEST OF LAKELAND AIRPORT. DURING THE EMERGENCY-LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A COW. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE DISCLOSED THAT THE MIXTURE CABLE WAS NOT SECURED AT THE CARBURETOR CONNECTION, AND THE CARBURETOR MIXTURE LEVER WAS IN THE LEAN POSITION. ACCORDING TO THE AIRPLANE MAINTENANCE LOGS, THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED ON FEBRUARY 1, 2000 OR 162 FLIGHT HOURS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. NO OTHER MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH THE ENGINE OR THE AIRFRAME. ## 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 ATL01LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA016), Dec 12, 2000: Cessna 182A (N6300B), Plant City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation resulting from the separation of the mixture control cable from the carburetor. Factors were cows, rough and uneven terrain. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.