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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 180K · Clarksburg, CA · February 26, 2004

Date
February 26, 2004 · 08:45 local
Place
Clarksburg, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N180KR
Reported as
Cessna 180K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,100 total150 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Pilot radioed in with loss of power and performed an uneventful landing in crosswinds using a service road along an abandoned railroad track. At the final moments of the rollout crosswind weathervaned the aircraft and it rolled down the road bank into mud. No damage sustained to the aircraft during the landing/rollout. Aircraft was recovered without damage. All fuel control cables, air box and carburetor heat controls appeared to operate normal, exhaust/exhaust carb. Heat manifolds appeared normal. Adequate fuel on board and fuel filter flowed adequately. Fuel sample from wing quick drain was clear with no moisture evident. A maintenance team from executive air repair was enroute. Mechanic removed carburetor after engine troubleshooting. Tear down discovered small silicon debris in carburetor bowl.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT RADIOED IN WITH LOSS OF POWER AND PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING IN CROSSWINDS USING A SERVICE ROAD ALONG AN ABANDONED RAILROAD TRACK. AT THE FINAL MOMENTS OF THE ROLLOUT CROSSWIND WEATHERVANED THE AIRCRAFT AND IT ROLLED DOWN THE ROAD BANK INTO MUD. NO DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING/ROLLOUT. AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED WITHOUT DAMAGE. ALL FUEL CONTROL CABLES, AIR BOX AND CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROLS APPEARED TO OPERATE NORMAL, EXHAUST/EXHAUST CARB. HEAT MANIFOLDS APPEARED NORMAL. ADEQUATE FUEL ON BOARD AND FUEL FILTER FLOWED ADEQUATELY. FUEL SAMPLE FROM WING QUICK DRAIN WAS CLEAR WITH NO MOISTURE EVIDENT. A MAINTENANCE TEAM FROM EXECUTIVE AIR REPAIR WAS ENROUTE. MECHANIC REMOVED CARBURETOR AFTER ENGINE TROUBLESHOOTING. TEAR DOWN DISCOVERED SMALL SILICON DEBRIS IN CARBURETOR BOWL.