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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 180 · North Highlands, CA · July 15, 2015

Date
July 15, 2015 · 10:25 local
Place
North Highlands, CA
Airport
Mcclellan Airfield
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N708MT
Reported as
Cessna 180
Reported engine
Continental O-470-A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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.

Eon report indicated on 7/15/2015 N708MT declared an emergency due to engine failure and landed without incident at Mcclellan Airfield CA.

In a written statement the pilot of the aircraft in question stated that he had a loss of power while in a low power decent and decided to land at Mcclellan Airfield. He stated that he did not declare an emergency.

He believes the cause might be ice in the carburetor of the aircraft.

He landed without incident inspected all the systems of the aircraft started the engine, departed and continued to his original destination with no malfunctions.

When asked if his aircraft has operated without further incident he replied yes.

Based on the known information this incident is being changed to an occurrence and an occurrence report will be opened. Occurrance # OWP2520150010

As the FAA filed it

EON REPORT INDICATED ON 7/15/2015 N708MT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT MCCLELLAN AIRFIELD CA.

IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT IN QUESTION STATED THAT HE HAD A LOSS OF POWER WHILE IN A LOW POWER DECENT AND DECIDED TO LAND AT MCCLELLAN AIRFIELD. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

HE BELIEVES THE CAUSE MIGHT BE ICE IN THE CARBURETOR OF THE AIRCRAFT.

HE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT INSPECTED ALL THE SYSTEMS OF THE AIRCRAFT STARTED THE ENGINE, DEPARTED AND CONTINUED TO HIS ORIGINAL DESTINATION WITH NO MALFUNCTIONS.

WHEN ASKED IF HIS AIRCRAFT HAS OPERATED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT HE REPLIED YES.

BASED ON THE KNOWN INFORMATION THIS INCIDENT IS BEING CHANGED TO AN OCCURRENCE AND AN OCCURRENCE REPORT WILL BE OPENED. OCCURRANCE # OWP2520150010