# Accident 20060707014169A: Cessna 182M, Milledgeville, GA, July 7, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2006, 12:00 local time
- Place: Milledgeville, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1525° N, 83.2378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1525&lon=-83.2378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71471, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71471-2013-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,895 total, 43 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060707014169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 7, 2006, N71471 DEPARTED PARKER FIELD (SC-47) FOR VFR FLIGHT TO MLJ. OIL PRESSURE WAS LOST ON DESCENT TO MILLEDGEVILLE AIRPORT, BALDWIN COUNTY. THE ACFT LANDED IN THE VICINITY OF MILLEDGEVILLE, GA IN A FIELD THAT HAD BEEN CLEAR CUT OF TREES SURROUNDED BY A WOODED AREA, FOUR TO FIVE MILES NORTH/EAST NEAR THE OCONEE DAM, OFF OF LAKE SINCLAIR DRIVE WHICH IS CLOSE TO INTERSTATE 22 EAST. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE OCONEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, IN MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, FOR TREATMENT.

## 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 ATL06LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA101), Jul 7, 2006: Cessna 182M (N71471), Milledgeville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper fabrication of the oil pressure gauge line by maintenance personnel, which resulted in a loss of engine oil and total loss of engine power during cruise flight.

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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