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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182R · Hobbs, NM · October 2, 2019

Date: October 2, 2019 · 12:00 local
Place: Hobbs, NM
Airport: Lea County Regional
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N9840A
Reported as: Cessna 182R
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor

N9840ARegistered now · Cessna 182RS/N 18268409 · Built 1984 Airframe modelCessna 182R 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.

On October 2, 2019, at 1200 CDT, N9840A, a Cessna 182R made a forced landing on a road 10 miles northeast of Lea County Regional Airport due to engine failure. The aircraft was being operated on a pipeline patrol flight. Visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time, and no VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was not damaged, and the private pilot was not injured. There were no other persons on board the aircraft. The flight originated from sweetwater, Texas, and was flying to cortez, Colorado.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 2, 2019, AT 1200 CDT, N9840A, A CESSNA 182R MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF LEA COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PIPELINE PATROL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WERE NO OTHER PERSONS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SWEETWATER, TEXAS, AND WAS FLYING TO CORTEZ, COLORADO.