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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 188CESSNA · Desoto, TX · April 10, 2006

Date
April 10, 2006 · 12:50 local
Place
Desoto, TX
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N9889V
Reported as
Cessna 188CESSNA
Reported engine
Continental O470R
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total20 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) Aircraft experienced partial power loss, engine ran rough, aircraft was unable to hold altitude. Aircraft made precautionary landing in vacant field. Upon inspection by mechanic, it was determined the mixture control cable was not properly secured to cowling. The mechanic made the necessary repair and the aircraft returned to home base.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED PARTIAL POWER LOSS, ENGINE RAN ROUGH, AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO HOLD ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN VACANT FIELD. UPON INSPECTION BY MECHANIC, IT WAS DETERMINED THE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED TO COWLING. THE MECHANIC MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIR AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO HOME BASE.