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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 182P · Hammond, LA · May 27, 2003

Date: May 27, 2003 · 13:00 local
Place: Hammond, LA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N21189
Reported as: Cessna 182P
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 850 total800 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N21189Registered now · Cessna 182PS/N 18261473 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 182P Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot was in cruise flight from mobile, AL. Pilot noticed that the engine was not producing power, pilot landed the aircraft in the I-12 median with 2 passengers onboard. Pilot thinks it might have been water in the fuel. Pilot performed 6 fuel sumps every 3 minutes and started the engine with 3 full 10 minute power runs. Pilot flew aircraft off of the I-12 heading east bound. After further inspection by maintenance personnel it was discovered that a piece of shim stock had been sucked into the carburetor and logged itself into the carb screen, which caused the aircraft to lose power.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT FROM MOBILE, AL. PILOT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING POWER, PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE I-12 MEDIAN WITH 2 PASSENGERS ONBOARD. PILOT THINKS IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN WATER IN THE FUEL. PILOT PERFORMED 6 FUEL SUMPS EVERY 3 MINUTES AND STARTED THE ENGINE WITH 3 FULL 10 MINUTE POWER RUNS. PILOT FLEW AIRCRAFT OFF OF THE I-12 HEADING EAST BOUND. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A PIECE OF SHIM STOCK HAD BEEN SUCKED INTO THE CARBURETOR AND LOGGED ITSELF INTO THE CARB SCREEN, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE POWER.