# Accident 20040318035519A: Cessna 182K, Eden, GA, March 18, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2004, 14:30 local time
- Place: Eden, GA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1661° N, 81.3833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1661&lon=-81.3833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4GB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4GB-2006-08-07) (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 O470*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 435 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040318035519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON INITIAL CLIMB FROM THE CYPRESS LAKES AIRPORT (PVT), AIRPLANE HAD ENGINE PROBLEM. PILOT RETURNED TO SAME AIRPORT FOR EMERGENCY LANDING WITH PARTIAL POWER AND CLIPPED A TREE ON APPROACH CAUSING FURTHER LOSS OF CONTROL. AIRPLANE SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAGE AND PILOT SOME INJURIES TO HEAD, LEG AND BROKEN STERNUM. ABOUT 2 MONTHS PRIOR, PILOT WAS ENROUTE SAV-BNA WHEN ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED ABOUT 10NM FROM SAV CAUSING PILOT TO LAND AT THE CYPRESS LAKES AIRPORT (PVT). ENGINE REMOVED AND SENT TO ENGINE WORKS IN JAX TO REPLACE CAM SHAFT LOBES, OIL PUMP, CAM SHAFT, ALL CYLINDERS, REBUILT CARB, ALTERNATOR, STARTER, MAGS & HARNESSES. HAD AN STC FOR AUTO FUEL BUT DRAINED FUEL AND REPLACED WITH 100 OCTANE. ENGINE RUN OK ON GROUND. NO CARB HEAT USED.

## 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 ATL04LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA086), Mar 18, 2004: Cessna 182K (N4GB), Eden, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to improper installation by maintenance personnel which resulted in the mixture control cable becoming disconnected in-flight. Contributing to the severity of the accident…

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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