# Incident 20120512008759I: Cessna 182D, Chatham, MA, May 12, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2012, 14:43 local time
- Place: Chatham, MA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6739° N, 69.9629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chatham, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6739&lon=-69.9629&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9098X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9098X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182D (registry code 2072710, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 457 total, 7 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120512008759I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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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