# Incident 20170413004459I: Cessna 182M, Lampasas, TX, April 13, 2017 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 13, 2017, 15:20 local time - Place: Lampasas, TX - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 31.0640° N, 98.1828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lampasas, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0640&lon=-98.1828&mi=10 - Aircraft: N71165, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71165) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470-R - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 1,095 total, 315 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170413004459I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. PILOT DEPARTED FROM ROBERT LEE (54F), TEXAS FOR DESTINATION TO TAYLOR (T74), TEXAS. PILOT NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE ENGINE SO HE BEGAN SCANNING INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE LOOKED UP THE NEAREST ALTERNATE AIRPORT WHICH WAS LAMPASAS AIRPORT (LZZ) AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED TO THAT HEADING. WHILE HEADING TOWARD LAMPASAS AIRPORT, PILOT TRIED TO CLIMB AND LOOK FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING AREA BUT SIMULTANEOUSLY THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND ULTIMATELY FAILED. PILOT IMMEDIATELY RAN THE POWER LOSS IN FLIGHT CHECKLIST AND ATTEMPTED A RESTART. THE RESTART WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, PILOT THEN WAS COMMITTED TO AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE NEAREST FIELD. PILOT LANDED ON A PASTURE FIELD AT 639 COUNTY ROAD 104 LAMPASAS, TEXAS. AIRPLANE HAD A PROPELLER STRIKE WITH A BARBED WIRE FENCE. MR GARRETT HUNTINGTON FROM THE BURNET POLICE DEPARTMENT VERIFIED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FOR THE RIGHT SIDE WAS 1/4 FULL AND THE LEFT SIDE SHOWED EMPTY. THE PILOT TOOK A FUEL SAMPLE OUT OF BOTH TANKS AND IT WAS BLUE IN COLOR WITH NO SIGNS OF CONTAMINATION. THERE WAS A PASSENGER ON BOARD. NO POST CRASH FIRE AND NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER. AFTER AIRPLANE LANDED PILOT INSPECTED AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING OUT OF THE LEFT COWL FLAP. PILOT STEPPED AWAY FROM THE AIRPLANE TO WAIT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ARRIVE. AFTER CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS FOR 1-2 HOURS, HE WALKED BACK TO THE PLANE TO GATHER HIS HEADSET AND SAW FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL STRAINER AREA. PILOT GOT THE ATTENTION OF ONE OF THE POLICE OFFICERS TO SHOW HIM THE LEAK WHICH HE DOCUMENTED AND THEN REPORTED IT TO THE FAA. INSPECTOR REYES SPOKE WITH THE MECHANIC THAT RECOVERED THE AIRCRAFT. MECHANIC MENTIONED THE REASON FOR THE FUEL LEAKING WAS THE FUEL WAS STILL ON AND THE RIGHT SIDE SELECTED IN THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE. PILOT NEVER SHUT OFF THE FUEL. HE CHECKED STRAIN VALVE AND IT WAS CLOSING PROPERLY. CARBURETOR HAD FUEL WHEN IT WAS TORN DOWN FOR INSPECTION. THE CARBURETOR WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO "LY-CON" OVERHAUL FACILITY, IT WAS DETERMINED THE FLOAT WAS HANGING UP INSIDE THE FLOAT BOWL CAUSING THE FLOAT VALVE TO STICK OPEN AND FLOOD THE ENGINE. CARBURETOR MANUFACTURER IS MARVEL SCHEBLER, MODEL # MA4-5, P/N 10-3965-12-1 S/N H-17-1994. RECOMMENDED TO KENNETH TUNNEL MANAGER AT LY-CON (559) 651-1070 TO SUBMIT MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT (MDR) ON CARBURETOR. ## Other reports on N71165 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20090509007179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090509007179A), May 9, 2009: Cessna 182M (N71165), Madera, CA, Substantial damage. The pilot in command stated that upon landing at Madera airport (mae) on runway 30 with the winds at 280/9, the aircraft had a tendency of wanting to steer to… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.