- Date
- February 8, 1982, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Nashville, TN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9479MCessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820208002819A
- Case key
- 71830
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After entering a long final approach for landing, the engine lost power. While attempting to restart the engine, the pilot noted that he had not previously turned on the carburetor heat. He was unable to start the engine and maneuvered the plane to land in a parking lot. Before touchdown, the plane struck the tops of trees as the pilot was avoiding powerlines by crossing below. He was unable to stop on the parking lot. The plane struck trees and a fence on the FAR side of the lot. An investigation revealed that the temperature and dew point at 2000 ft were about 32 degrees. Above and below that altitude, the temperature increased to about 42 to 45 degrees. During an operational check of the engine, it would not start until the carburetor was drained to check for water. About 1 1/2 oz of an unknown substance, heavier then fuel, was drained from the carburetor. The plane had been flown 5.3 hrs since the last refueling on 11/8/81. Nearly one quart of water was drained during the preflight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9479M
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Airframe hours
- 546
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 265 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- M P Burnes
- Registered owner
- M P Burnes
- Departed
- Portland, TN
- Destination
- Sanderson, TX
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 233 total · 157 in this make and model · 184 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 111 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.