- Date
- February 23, 1992, 09:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- San Ardo, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8948GCessna 182N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920223003429A
- Case key
- 27564
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection. Contributing to this accident was water contamination in the fuel and the soft soil landing area.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
A Cessna 182 nosed over in a soft soil cultivated field after experiencing a loss of engine power. The loss of power occurred while the pilot was surveying a wheat field that was scheduled to be aerial sprayed the following day. The pilot followed the emergency procedure and attempted to regain engine power but to no avial. He then selected the cultivated field as a forced landing area. During the landing flare the engine regained power, but the pilot in command elected not to chance another loss of power and decided to continue the off airport precautionary landing. The airplane nosed over when the nose gear sank in the soft soil during the landing roll. The engine was examined by the operator after the accident. There was no evidence of mechanical failure or malfunction found. The engine was operationally tested and ran without incident. The operator believes water may have contaminated the fuel system after recent rains.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8948G
- Reported as
- Cessna 182N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 60488
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Soil Service, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Soil Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- KIC · King City, CA
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 7,636 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- 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.