# Accident 20081213854359A: Cessna 182, Fort Worth, TX, December 13, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2008, 10:15 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Meacham International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8198° N, 97.3624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTL (FTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8198&lon=-97.3624&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5495B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5495B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 353 total, 3 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081213854359A

## Narrative

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

THIS AIRCRAFT REPORTED A LOSS OF POWER TO FORT WORTH MEACHAM AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER.  THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT WORTH MEACHAM AIRPORT.  DURING THE OFF AIRPORT LANDING THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED OPERATING AGAIN.  WHEN THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARDS THE WEST A GUSTY SOUTH WIND TIPPED THE AIRCRAFT UP ON THE NOSE SECTION AND RIGHT WINGTIP.  THIS BENT THE RIGHT WING TIP.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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