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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182D · Chatham, MA · May 12, 2012

Date: May 12, 2012 · 14:43 local
Place: Chatham, MA
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9098X
Reported as: Cessna 182D
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 457 total7 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N9098XRegistered now · Cessna 182DS/N 18253498 · Built 1961 Airframe modelCessna 182D Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was operating in a skydiving operation. Pilot was new hire and was on his check ride for skydiving operations with another pilot. After dropping jumpers, pilot was on descent, returning to field, engine was at idle with carb heat applied. Pilot tried to advance throttle to suspend the descent. The engine coughed and engine quit. Pilot noticed the map went to atmospheric. Aircraft lost power on descent & approach. He tried to re start engine, with negative results. He looked for place to land after he knew he would not make it back to field. He opted for pond instead of trees. Aircraft settled into lake tail first, 20-30 ft. from a dock. Both pilots exited aircraft and swam to dock. No injuries to either pilot. Aircraft sank into fresh water pond.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING IN A SKYDIVING OPERATION. PILOT WAS NEW HIRE AND WAS ON HIS CHECK RIDE FOR SKYDIVING OPERATIONS WITH ANOTHER PILOT. AFTER DROPPING JUMPERS, PILOT WAS ON DESCENT, RETURNING TO FIELD, ENGINE WAS AT IDLE WITH CARB HEAT APPLIED. PILOT TRIED TO ADVANCE THROTTLE TO SUSPEND THE DESCENT. THE ENGINE COUGHED AND ENGINE QUIT. PILOT NOTICED THE MAP WENT TO ATMOSPHERIC. AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON DESCENT & APPROACH. HE TRIED TO RE START ENGINE, WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. HE LOOKED FOR PLACE TO LAND AFTER HE KNEW HE WOULD NOT MAKE IT BACK TO FIELD. HE OPTED FOR POND INSTEAD OF TREES. AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO LAKE TAIL FIRST, 20-30 FT. FROM A DOCK. BOTH PILOTS EXITED AIRCRAFT AND SWAM TO DOCK. NO INJURIES TO EITHER PILOT. AIRCRAFT SANK INTO FRESH WATER POND.

Other reports on N9098X · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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