# Accident 20120922023069A: Cessna 182Q, Fort Thomas, KY, September 22, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2012, 21:50 local time
- Place: Fort Thomas, KY
- Airport: Lunken
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0750° N, 84.4464° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0750&lon=-84.4464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N735FJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N735FJ-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 116 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA575](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA575) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120922023069A

## Narrative

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

ON FINAL APPROACH TO LUK THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER RESULTING IN AN UNCONTROLLED DECENT INTO A HEAVILY WOODED RIDGELINE.   THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DURING THE CRASH SEQUENCE.  PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.REVIEWED BY DWS 10/12/2012

## 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 ERA12LA575](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA575), Sep 23, 2012: Cessna 182Q (N735FJ), Fort Thomas, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to periodically add engine power during an extended descent in carburetor icing conditions, which resulted in insufficient carburetor heat, the gradual build-up of carburetor ice,…

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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