# Accident 20210420005529A: Cessna 182M, Eufaula, AL, April 20, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2021, 15:30 local time
- Place: Eufaula, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7986° N, 85.1729° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7986&lon=-85.1729&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91606, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91606) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 573 total, 47 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210420005529A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 20, 2021, THE PILOT OF N91606 DEPARTED MILTON, FL FOR A DESTINATION OF PERRY, GA. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT INITIATED THE CHECKLIST AND SET THE AIRCRAFT UP FOR BEST GLIDE TOWARD THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT THEN DETERMINED THAT THE AIRPORT WAS NOT WITHIN RANGE AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD WHERE THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA21LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA190), Apr 20, 2021: Cessna 182M (N91606), Eufaula, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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.

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