# Accident 20031108027489A: Cessna 182A, Kapowsin, WA, November 8, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2003, 15:30 local time
- Place: Kapowsin, WA
- Airport: Kapowsin Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: WZRL
- Location: 47.0039° N, 122.1489° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0039&lon=-122.1489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2106G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2106G-2013-07-30) (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 O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,360 total, 650 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031108027489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS DESCENDING THE AIRCRAFT FROM 3,500 FEET AGL TO ENTER THE 45 FOR THE DOWNWIND AT KAPOWSIN AIRPORT, KAPOWSIN, WASHINGTON. AT ABOUT 2,000 FEET AGL THE PILOT BEGAN TO LEVEL OFF AND REALIZED THAT HE HAD A LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD THE CARBURETOR HEAT ON AT THE TIME AND HAD A POWER SETTING OF ABOUT 16" AND 1600 RPM. THE PILOT ESTABLISHED A BEST GLIDE AND ATTEMPTED TO TROUBLESHOOT AND RESTART THE ENGINE. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE INTO TREES ABOUT TWO MILES EAST OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN ABOUT A 45 DEGREE NOSE LOW POSITION. BOTH WINGS SHOWED EVIDENCE OF TREE STRIKES DURING THE IMPACT SEQUENCE. THE PROPELLER SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF POWER. THE FUEL, WHICH WAS AUTO FUEL, WAS PLENTIFUL IN BOTH FUEL TANKS AND WAS STRAINED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE FUEL SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF CONTAMINATION. THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE EXAMINED FURTHER FOR LOSS OF POWER AFTER RECOVERY.

## 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 SEA04LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA016), Nov 8, 2003: Cessna 182A (N2106G), Kapowsin, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor to the accident was the trees.

## Other reports on N2106G (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20000721025459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000721025459I), Jul 21, 2000: Cessna 182A (N2106G), Graham, WA. (-23)[privacy data omitted]was injured during a parachute jump when he lost consciousness and made a hard landing. He was revived at the site but taken to…
- [Accident 19950506009669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950506009669A), May 6, 1995: Cessna 182A (N2106G), Kapowsin, WA, 1 fatal. Skydiver chute deployed normally, made several aerobatic maneuvers, lines entangled, unable to recover.
- [Incident 19860531041319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860531041319I), May 31, 1986: Cessna 182A (N2106G), Kapowsin, WA, 1 fatal. Main chute had bag lock deployment brake deployed early. Cut away from main chute too low to deploy reserve.

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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