# Accident 20170927014179A: Cessna 182M, Piqua, OH, September 27, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2017, 09:30 local time
- Place: Piqua, OH
- Airport: Piqua Hartzell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1647° N, 84.3083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1647&lon=-84.3083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70634, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70634) (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 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,418 total, 850 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA376) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170927014179A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF N70634, A CESSNA 182, WAS RELOCATING HIS AIRCRAFT FROM HIS HOME AIRPORT (PRIVATE AIRPORT) TO PIQUA, OHIO (I17). DURING HIS FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT TO RUNWAY 26, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE.  THE PILOT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND.

ON THE DOWNWIND LEG TO RUNWAY 26 THE ENGINE LOST POWER, THE OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE SHOWS THE PILOT MAY HAVE PULLED THE MIXTURE CONTROL INSTEAD OF THE THROTTLE. THE PILOT LANDED IN A CORNFIELD 1/2 MILE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRRAFT WAS FACING 180 DEGREES FROM THE RUNWAY.

REVIEWED BY DWS 10/30/2017

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN17LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA376), Sep 27, 2017: Cessna 182M (N70634), Piqua, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The accumulation of carburetor ice while operating at a reduced engine power setting, which resulted in a total loss of engine power on approach and a subsequent forced landing on unsuitable terrain.

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.