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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna R182 · Cameron, LA · April 4, 2022

Date: April 4, 2022 · 11:10 local
Place: Cameron, LA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4803T
Reported as: Cessna R182
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,400 total1,800 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

N4803TRegistered now · Cessna R182S/N R18201770 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna R182 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

A Cessna, model R182 (N4803T), departed from a private grass strip (LS09) in crowley, LA to conduct aerial observation (pipeline patrol) at 0920CDT/1420Z. The pilot called houston ATC and reported a rough running engine at 1110CDT/1610Z. The aircraft lost engine power while flying over the sabine national wildlife refuge in Cameron parish, LA. Attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful and the pilot performed an emergency belly landing in the marsh wetland, then egressed the plane. The pilot called houston ATC via cell phone and let them know he was uninjured. The Cameron parish sheriff?s office and U.S. Wildlife agent responded via air boat to rescue the pilot. There was no cargo or passengers on board and the pilot waived his right for medical attention. The damage to the aircraft was deemed as minor.

As the FAA filed it

A CESSNA, MODEL R182 (N4803T), DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP (LS09) IN CROWLEY, LA TO CONDUCT AERIAL OBSERVATION (PIPELINE PATROL) AT 0920CDT/1420Z. THE PILOT CALLED HOUSTON ATC AND REPORTED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AT 1110CDT/1610Z. THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE FLYING OVER THE SABINE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE IN CAMERON PARISH, LA. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY BELLY LANDING IN THE MARSH WETLAND, THEN EGRESSED THE PLANE. THE PILOT CALLED HOUSTON ATC VIA CELL PHONE AND LET THEM KNOW HE WAS UNINJURED. THE CAMERON PARISH SHERIFF?S OFFICE AND U.S. WILDLIFE AGENT RESPONDED VIA AIR BOAT TO RESCUE THE PILOT. THERE WAS NO CARGO OR PASSENGERS ON BOARD AND THE PILOT WAIVED HIS RIGHT FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEEMED AS MINOR.