# NTSB DFW06CA077: Cessna 182C, N8519T, Gilliam, LA, March 4, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 4, 2006, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC) - Place: Gilliam, LA - Coordinates: 32.8205555555556, -93.845 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8206&lon=-93.8450&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 28, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Baton Rouge, Louisiana - NTSB case key (mKey): 63298 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW06CA077 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63298/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA077 ## Probable cause The loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanical, descent - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions - carburetor heat - not used, pilot in command (contributing factor) - fuel system,carburetor - ice (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, emergency landing - terrain condition - plowed/furrowed - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor) - Gear collapsed, emergency landing ## Analysis The 315-hour private pilot, having accumulated 53 hours in the accident airplane, reported that while descending at the completion of a local flight, propeller and throttle controls were not responding. The pilot recognized that he would not be able to reach the airfield and elected to land in a plowed field. While slowing the airplane down and lowering the flaps to 40 degrees, the airplane reached approximately 55 knots and the stall warning horn sounded. The airplane impacted the ground, bounced forward, the nose landing gear assembly collapsed, and the airplane came to rest in the inverted position. Information from a carburetor icing probability chart showed that carburetor icing was possible at glide and cruise power with the ambient temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit and a dew point of 37 degrees Fahrenheit. The pilot reported not using carburetor heat during the descent. ## Factual narrative The 315-hour private pilot, having accumulated 53 hours in the accident airplane, reported that while descending at the completion of a local flight, propeller and throttle controls were not responding. The pilot recognized he would not be able to reach the airfield and elected to land in a plowed field. While slowing the airplane down and lowering the flaps to 40 degrees, the airplane reached approximately 55 knots and the stall warning horn sounded. The airplane impacted the ground, bounced forward, the nose landing gear assembly collapsed, and the airplane came to rest in the inverted position. Information from a carburetor icing probability chart showed that carburetor icing was possible at glide and cruise power with the ambient temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit and a dew point of 37 degrees Fahrenheit. The pilot reported not using carburetor heat during the descent. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8519T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8519T-2010-05-27), registration cancelled 2010-05-27, S/N 52419, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182C - Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 52419 - Airframe hours: 2307 - Engines: Continental O-470 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: William Geaslin - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 1, 2006, 10 hours before - Departed: LA54, Gilliam, LA - Destination: LA54, Gilliam, LA - Flight plan: Unknown ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 34; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review March 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 315 total, 53 in this make and model, 255 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 90° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 37 °F - Altimeter: 30.22 inHg - Observed at: KDTN, 18 nm away ## 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 20060304002999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060304002999A), Mar 4, 2006: Cessna 182C, Gilliam, LA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated he and passenger were in a descent from 7000 MSL to land at Gilliam airport. Pilot stated he monitored prop, mixture and throttle but… From the NTSB's public API. 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