# Accident 20031202029159A: Cessna 182K, Birmingham, AL, December 2, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2003, 19:50 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5522° N, 86.7558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5522&lon=-86.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3056Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3056Q-2010-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031202029159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12/02/2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 17:50 CST, WHEN CONDUCTING THE ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 6 AT BIRMINGHAM, AL, N3056Q EXPERIENCED COMPLETE POWER LOSS DUE TO A DISCONNECTED THROTTLE CABLE FROM THE THROTTLE BODY.

## 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 ATL04LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA044), Dec 3, 2003: Cessna 182-K (N3056Q), Birmingham, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the throttle/power lever cable becoming disconnected in-flight, as a result of maintenance personnel failure to comply with Airworthiness Directive (AD) 86-24-07 and…

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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