20230105000629A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182M · Council Bluffs, IA · January 5, 2023

Date
January 5, 2023 · 12:18 local
Place
Council Bluffs, IA
Airport
Council Bluffs Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N71494
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN23LA076
Reported as
Cessna 182M
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
489 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

C182 privacy data omitted was configured at low power setting with carb heat on as it neared the traffic pattern at cbf. The pilot initiated a 360 degree turn away from the airport to make way for traffic. All engine power was lost when throttle was advanced. The aircraft landed in a terraced bean field approximately 3 nmi se of cbf and sustained damage to the stationary propeller and the firewall.

As the FAA filed it

C182 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONFIGURED AT LOW POWER SETTING WITH CARB HEAT ON AS IT NEARED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT CBF. THE PILOT INITIATED A 360 DEGREE TURN AWAY FROM THE AIRPORT TO MAKE WAY FOR TRAFFIC. ALL ENGINE POWER WAS LOST WHEN THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A TERRACED BEAN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 3 NMI SE OF CBF AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE STATIONARY PROPELLER AND THE FIREWALL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.