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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Angleton/Lake, TX · October 19, 2008

Date: October 19, 2008 · 16:30 local
Place: Angleton/Lake, TX
Airport: Brazoria County
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N93291
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09LA024
Reported as: Cessna A185F
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,245 total43 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot in command of N93291 was conducting ILS practices approaches at the Brazoria County Airport (lbx), he was the sole occupant on board the aircraft. The pilot stated that after he had been in the air for approximately 25 miles his engine began to sputter and lose power. The aircraft impaced the ground in a field approximately 3 miles from the Brazoria County Airport causing severe damage to the propeller, right wing, fuselage, landing gear, and horizontal and vertical stabilizer. Aircraft accident happened at approximately 1630 local time. FAA arrived on site at approximately 2015 local time. The left wing intact tank had fuel in it. The right wing tank was heavily damaged and there was no fuel in the tank. Additionally, there were no fuel fumes noted in the vicinity of the right wing nor was there any evidence of fuel on the ground under, near, or around the right wing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N93291 WAS CONDUCTING ILS PRACTICES APPROACHES AT THE BRAZORIA COUNTY AIRPORT (LBX), HE WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER HE HAD BEEN IN THE AIR FOR APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES HIS ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND LOSE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACED THE GROUND IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES FROM THE BRAZORIA COUNTY AIRPORT CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, RIGHT WING, FUSELAGE, LANDING GEAR, AND HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL STABILIZER. AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 LOCAL TIME. FAA ARRIVED ON SITE AT APPROXIMATELY 2015 LOCAL TIME. THE LEFT WING INTACT TANK HAD FUEL IN IT. THE RIGHT WING TANK WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED AND THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE TANK. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WERE NO FUEL FUMES NOTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE RIGHT WING NOR WAS THERE ANY EVIDENCE OF FUEL ON THE GROUND UNDER, NEAR, OR AROUND THE RIGHT WING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN09LA024Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAngleton, TXThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the pilot to execute the forced landing.Oct 19, 2008 · Substantial damage