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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182L · Georgetown, TN · December 12, 2014

Date: December 12, 2014 · 17:30 local
Place: Georgetown, TN
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N39PS
Reported as: Cessna 182L
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 184 total25 in the last 90 days

N39PSRegistered now · Cessna 182LS/N 18258921 Airframe modelCessna 182L Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine started to run rough. Pilot switched from left fuel tank to right fuel tank. Engine lost power down to idle. Pilot made off airport landing with no damage to aircraft. FAA iic on site the next day. With battery on, left tank indicated near zero fuel. Right tank indicated slightly under 1/4 tank. Engine started by pilot in field with iic watching. Engine ran with no loss of power on ground.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. PILOT SWITCHED FROM LEFT FUEL TANK TO RIGHT FUEL TANK. ENGINE LOST POWER DOWN TO IDLE. PILOT MADE OFF AIRPORT LANDING WITH NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. FAA IIC ON SITE THE NEXT DAY. WITH BATTERY ON, LEFT TANK INDICATED NEAR ZERO FUEL. RIGHT TANK INDICATED SLIGHTLY UNDER 1/4 TANK. ENGINE STARTED BY PILOT IN FIELD WITH IIC WATCHING. ENGINE RAN WITH NO LOSS OF POWER ON GROUND.

Other reports on N39PS · 1

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

Accident 19801005048649ATo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Columbus, OHLifted off with effort, airplane nose heavy, aborted, slammed into runway nose down. Found elevator trim full down.Oct 5, 1980 · Substantial damage