# Incident 20071021829069I: Cessna 182J, Ellwood City, PA, October 21, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2007, 11:47 local time
- Place: Ellwood City, PA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8620° N, 80.2829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellwood City, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8620&lon=-80.2829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2886F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2886F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,127 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071021829069I

## Narrative

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

(-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."

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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