# Incident 20161012016589I: Cessna 182P, Dedsert Center, CA, October 12, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2016, 14:55 local time
- Place: Dedsert Center, CA
- Airport: Desert Center
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7477° N, 115.3252° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DESERT CENTER (CN64), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7477&lon=-115.3252&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1998M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1998M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 98 total, 26 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161012016589I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CORONA AIRPORT (AJO) GOING TO SCOTTSDALE AIRPORT (SDL).   DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND THE PILOT SWITCH TANKS.  APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AGAIN.  THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO DESERT CENTER AIRPORT AND LANDED UNEVENTFUL.  ONE PERSON ON BOARD.  NO INJURY. NO DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N1998M (2)

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

- [Accident 19761202039561A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761202039561A), Dec 2, 1976: Cessna 182H (N1998M), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Taxi acdt in parking area. Pilot of taxiing acft blinded by sun.
- [Accident 19760414009389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760414009389A), Apr 14, 1976: Cessna 182P (N1998M), Show Low, AZ, Substantial damage. Gusting to 30K.

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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