FTW85LA108

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182A · Covington, LA · February 3, 1985

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
February 3, 1985, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC)
Place
Covington, LA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2222GCessna 182A
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19850203001479A
Case key
21664

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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.

Loss of engine powerApproach - vfr pattern - base leg/base to final
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landingDescent - emergency
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding
Terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankmentFactor

Analysis

During an apch to land, the eng lost power & the plt made an off arpt landing. While he was landing, the acft collided with a levee & was damaged. Ample fuel was still remaining in the acft & no preimpact failure or malfunction was found that would have caused a loss of power.

Aircraft

Registration
N2222G
Reported as
Cessna 182A
Category
Airplane
Serial number
51522
Engine
Continental O-470, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Charles E. Leonard, Jr
Airport
LA87 · Vincent

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
Medical
Unknown, Unknown
Seat
Left

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Lowest ceiling
None

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.