# Accident 20080816846409A: Cessna 182C, Sparta, IL, August 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2008, 09:43 local time
- Place: Sparta, IL
- Airport: Sparta Community-Hunter Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1489° N, 89.6986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1489&lon=-89.6986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8643T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8643T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080816846409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER WHILE ENTERING A DOWNWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY 36 AT SPARTA, IL AIRPORT (SAR) AND MADE ON OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A PARKING LOT.  DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED INTO A DITCH CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI08CA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA255), Aug 16, 2008: Cessna 182C (N8643T), Sparta, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight/planning which resulted in the failure to assure an adequate fuel supply for the flight and the improper flare during the landing. Contributing to the accident was…

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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