What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 4/23/2017 Cessna 182A N9907B
Sn: 34307, suffered engine failure / loss of power, and landed short of the runway at Ovid Airport (D82) at 1250 EDT.
Aircraft flipped onto its roof after landing. Aircraft suffered substantial damage to firewall, belly, tail, and wings.
Pilot and sole occupent privacy data omitted, commercial pilot, suffered a cut nose. Investigation and witness interviews revealed the following. Aircraft was descending from 10,000 feet in a left hand corkscrew pattern in a 45-60 degree bank angle.
Fuel quantity on board aircraft could not be confirmed. At 1,000 feet aircraft leveled out to begin approach to landing. Aircraft engine failed / lost power at this point.
Aircraft was unable to make the runway and attempted to land in adjacent field.
Disassembly of aircraft fuel gasculator and carburetor inlet screen revealed both contained debris.
No other defects were noted on aircraft engine that may have contributed. At this time no apparent violations of 14 CFR have been noted.
As the FAA filed it
ON 4/23/2017 CESSNA 182A N9907B
SN: 34307, SUFFERED ENGINE FAILURE / LOSS OF POWER, AND LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AT OVID AIRPORT (D82) AT 1250 EDT.
AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS ROOF AFTER LANDING. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FIREWALL, BELLY, TAIL, AND WINGS.
PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUFFERED A CUT NOSE. INVESTIGATION AND WITNESS INTERVIEWS REVEALED THE FOLLOWING. AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING FROM 10,000 FEET IN A LEFT HAND CORKSCREW PATTERN IN A 45-60 DEGREE BANK ANGLE.
FUEL QUANTITY ON BOARD AIRCRAFT COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED. AT 1,000 FEET AIRCRAFT LEVELED OUT TO BEGIN APPROACH TO LANDING. AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED / LOST POWER AT THIS POINT.
AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN ADJACENT FIELD.
DISASSEMBLY OF AIRCRAFT FUEL GASCULATOR AND CARBURETOR INLET SCREEN REVEALED BOTH CONTAINED DEBRIS.
NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED ON AIRCRAFT ENGINE THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED. AT THIS TIME NO APPARENT VIOLATIONS OF 14 CFR HAVE BEEN NOTED.
NTSB investigation
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