# Accident 20081019848949A: Cessna A185F, Angleton/Lake, TX, October 19, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2008, 16:30 local time
- Place: Angleton/Lake, TX
- Airport: Brazoria County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2489° N, 95.3281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2489&lon=-95.3281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93291 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,245 total, 43 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081019848949A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CEN09LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA024), Oct 19, 2008: Cessna A185F (N93291), Angleton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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