- Date
- April 27, 1985, 10:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- Loughman, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2892FCessna C-182J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850427015689A
- Case key
- 31392
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was towing a banner at 500 ft alt when the engine lost power. The pilot amde an emergency landing in a sandy field and the acft nosed over. The acft had flown 1 hr 15 min with the fuel tank selector on 'both'. The acft took off with a total of aprx 20 gals of fuel. Examination of wreckage revealed left tank had 15 gals and right tank was empty, indicative of uneven flow normally associated with venting problems.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2892F
- Reported as
- Cessna C-182J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18256992
- Airframe hours
- 2,026
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jim Spivey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 15, 1985 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- GIF · Winter Haven, FL
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
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,914 total · 7 in this make and model · 3,850 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORL, 23 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.