20071021829069I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182J · Ellwood City, PA · October 21, 2007

Date: October 21, 2007 · 11:47 local
Place: Ellwood City, PA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N2886F
Reported as: Cessna 182J
Reported engine: Continental O470*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,127 total1,100 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

N2886FRegistered now · Cessna 182JS/N 18256986 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 182J Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot departed grove city airport (29D) enroute to beaver county airport (bvi), lost engine power and landed successfully in a farmer's field. Further on site investigation revealed that the pilot did not visually inspect the fuel tanks prior to takeoff. A visual inspection of the fuel tanks at the landing site exposed unusable fuel remaining in each tank. (-23 amendment) 12-20-2007: witnessed removal of carburetor from N2886F. Found bird nest material obstructing 50% of carburetor venturi. This explains the power loss and supports the comment in block 43 of the original incident report; 9) "inadequate preflight."

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED GROVE CITY AIRPORT (29D) ENROUTE TO BEAVER COUNTY AIRPORT (BVI), LOST ENGINE POWER AND LANDED SUCCESSFULLY IN A FARMER'S FIELD. FURTHER ON SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PILOT DID NOT VISUALLY INSPECT THE FUEL TANKS PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS AT THE LANDING SITE EXPOSED UNUSABLE FUEL REMAINING IN EACH TANK. (-23 AMENDMENT) 12-20-2007: WITNESSED REMOVAL OF CARBURETOR FROM N2886F. FOUND BIRD NEST MATERIAL OBSTRUCTING 50% OF CARBURETOR VENTURI. THIS EXPLAINS THE POWER LOSS AND SUPPORTS THE COMMENT IN BLOCK 43 OF THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT REPORT; 9) "INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT."