20170130002769I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182Q · Beaumont, TX · January 30, 2017

Date: January 30, 2017 · 14:28 local
Place: Beaumont, TX
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N5266N
Reported as: Cessna 182Q
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N5266NRegistration cancelled May 10, 2019 · Cessna 182QS/N 18267614 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 182Q Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot reported engine problems to ATC and was cleared to land at bpt airport. Pilot stated about 4 miles from the runway engine quit making power. ATC cleared pilot to land on runway 12. Pilot could see residential homes on approach and did not feel he could clear them. He told tower he was veering left to runway 34. Pilot stated at this point all power was gone, he floated over a fence and landed in a cow pasture.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEMS TO ATC AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND AT BPT AIRPORT. PILOT STATED ABOUT 4 MILES FROM THE RUNWAY ENGINE QUIT MAKING POWER. ATC CLEARED PILOT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 12. PILOT COULD SEE RESIDENTIAL HOMES ON APPROACH AND DID NOT FEEL HE COULD CLEAR THEM. HE TOLD TOWER HE WAS VEERING LEFT TO RUNWAY 34. PILOT STATED AT THIS POINT ALL POWER WAS GONE, HE FLOATED OVER A FENCE AND LANDED IN A COW PASTURE.