# Incident 20141212022319I: Cessna 182L, Georgetown, TN, December 12, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 2014, 17:30 local time
- Place: Georgetown, TN
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N39PS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39PS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 184 total, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141212022319I

## Narrative

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

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 19801005048649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801005048649A), Oct 5, 1980: Cessna 182L (N39PS), Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. Lifted off with effort, airplane nose heavy, aborted, slammed into runway nose down. Found elevator trim full down.

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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