# Accident 20060715020159A: Cessna 182A, Plattsburgh, NY, July 15, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2006, 19:15 local time
- Place: Plattsburgh, NY
- Airport: Clinton County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6867° N, 73.5233° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6867&lon=-73.5233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2186G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2186G-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060715020159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 07/15/2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 18:00 HR AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM CLINTON COUNTY AIRPORT (PLB) AFTER A SERIES OF THUNDERSTORMS PASSED AND UNLOADED TWO TANDEM SKYDIVERS. AFTER A SLOW DESCENT AND CIRCLES TO THE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 32. WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED THE ENGINE QUIT, AIRCRAFT LANDED IN BRUSH AND BOG AREA 1/4 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY. DURING DESCENT HE DID NOT USE CARBURETOR HEAT. PILOT CHECKED THE FUEL QUANTITY BEFORE THE FLIGHT WITH A WOOD STICK WITH NOTCHES. HE HAD 7 GALLONS RIGHT AND 10 GALLONS LEFT. HE SAID THE FUEL GAUGES HAVE NOT WORKED SINCE HE HAS BEEN FLYING THIS AIRCRAFT, A COUPLE OF YEARS. THE LOCKED FUEL SELECTOR WAS SO THE JUMPERS DO NOT MOVE THE SELECTOR. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS FOR THE ACCIDENT DETERMINED TO BE CARBURETOR ICING AND LOW FUEL QUANTITY.

## 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 NYC06CA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA119), Jul 15, 2006: Cessna 182A (N2186G), Plattsburgh, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to utilize carburetor heat, which resulted in the formation of carburetor ice and subsequent engine failure. Factors included the carburetor icing conditions and trees in the…

## Other reports on N2186G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930613024999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930613024999I), Jun 13, 1993: Cessna 182A (N2186G), Malone, NY. Engine quit in flight after jumpers departed aircraft. Forced landing in field. Found fuel selector off.

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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