# NTSB ATL82DA180: Cessna 185, N93DM, Scooba, MS, June 29, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 29, 1982, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Scooba, MS
- Coordinates: 32.829097, -88.469787 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8291&lon=-88.4698&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72573
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA180
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72573/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA180

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, climb - to cruise
  - induction air control/system - blocked(partial) (cause)
  - maintenance,service of aircraft/equipment - issued, other maintenance personnel (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING TO CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 8500 FEET. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, THEN QUIT ENTIRELY. THE PILOT CALLED THE ACCOMPANING AIRCRAFT AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING. EXAMINATION REVEALED THE INTAKE FILTER WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED WHICH BLOCKED AIR TO THE INDUCTION SYSTEM.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93DM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93DM-2017-04-18), registration cancelled 2017-04-18, S/N 18503667, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18503667
- Airframe hours: 1689
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Dresser Magcorbar
- Registered owner: Dresser Magcorbar
- Departed: ALICEVILLE, AL
- Destination: HOUMA, LA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 193 total, 193 in this make and model, 136 as pilot in command, 100 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 174 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820629039759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820629039759A), Jun 29, 1982: Cessna A185F, Scooba, MS, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on climb to cruise. Force landed in plowed field. Nosed over. Loose air intake filter blocked air

## Other investigations on N93DM (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 LAX04CA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA278), Jul 24, 2004: Cessna A185F (N93DM), Gridley, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of the rudder to correct for torque and P-factor effects and failure to maintain obstacle clearance.

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.

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