# Accident 20230105000629A: Cessna 182M, Council Bluffs, IA, January 5, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 2023, 12:18 local time
- Place: Council Bluffs, IA
- Airport: Council Bluffs Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2601° N, 95.7586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2601&lon=-95.7586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71494, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71494) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 489 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230105000629A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN23LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA076), Jan 5, 2023: Cessna 182M (N71494), Council Bluffs, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

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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