# Accident 20030523014399A: Cessna 182E, Bryan, TX, May 23, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2003, 16:00 local time
- Place: Bryan, TX
- Airport: Coulter Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7167° N, 96.3333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7167&lon=-96.3333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9389X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9389X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 595 total, 300 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030523014399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT 200 TO 300 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND ON UP WIND LEG. HE STATED ENGINE WOULD THEN RUN AT IDLE POWER ONLY. REVERSED COURSE TO THE RIGHT TO ATTEMPT LANDING BUT OBSERVED HE COULDN'T REACH THE AIRPORT. FIRM LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD TO THE EAST OF THE AIRPORT. NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED. PROPELLER STRUCK GROUND.

## 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 LAX03LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA179), May 23, 2003: Cessna 182E (N9389X), Bryan, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The presence of foreign material in the carburetor intake venturi, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power during takeoff, and a subsequent off-airport forced landing.

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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