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FAA incident report · Cessna 182P · Ogden, UT · October 19, 2002

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Date
October 19, 2002 · 20:50 local
Place
Ogden, UT
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N20733
Reported as
Cessna 182P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total270 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N20733Registration cancelled Aug 13, 2018 · Cessna 182PS/N 18261163 · Built 1972Airframe modelCessna 182PEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft lost electrical power on return night flight to Ogden, UT. Pilot unsuccessfully attempted to reinstate electrical system, then turned off electrical system to conserve battery but too much power had been used from battery to radio slc approach control. Pilot then used cell phone to call 911 which assisted him in contacing slc-tracon. Since Ogden control tower was closed, TRACON notified departing aircraft to hold and turned on runway lights for this aircraft to land. Landing was uneventful.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST ELECTRICAL POWER ON RETURN NIGHT FLIGHT TO OGDEN, UT. PILOT UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO REINSTATE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, THEN TURNED OFF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO CONSERVE BATTERY BUT TOO MUCH POWER HAD BEEN USED FROM BATTERY TO RADIO SLC APPROACH CONTROL. PILOT THEN USED CELL PHONE TO CALL 911 WHICH ASSISTED HIM IN CONTACING SLC-TRACON. SINCE OGDEN CONTROL TOWER WAS CLOSED, TRACON NOTIFIED DEPARTING AIRCRAFT TO HOLD AND TURNED ON RUNWAY LIGHTS FOR THIS AIRCRAFT TO LAND. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL.