# NTSB NYC08CA268: Cessna 182L, N42366, Westerly, RI, August 2, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 2, 2008, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC) - Place: Westerly, RI - Coordinates: 41.349723, -71.803337 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3497&lon=-71.8033&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern base: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report January 22, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 68590 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC08CA268 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68590/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA268 ## Probable cause A loss of power due to a partial blockage of the air induction system. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Engine fuel and control: fuel control/carburetor](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057322): Aircraft › Aircraft power plant · Damaged/degraded (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182L, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057322/cases.md?model=2072726), [All aircraft, 195 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057322/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR pattern base: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182L, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=2072726), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md) - [Landing: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [Cessna 182L, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md?model=2072726), [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Ditching](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/441); cases with it: [Cessna 182L, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/441/sequence.md?model=2072726), [All aircraft, 186 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/441/sequence.md) ## Analysis A Cessna 182L experienced a loss of power approximately 1,200 feet above sea level while 2 miles from its destination airport. The pilot had just applied carburetor heat while entering the base leg of the airport traffic pattern when the loss of power occurred. The pilot attempted to restore power but was unable. After determining that he would not be able to glide to the runway, he ditched the airplane in a river. Post-accident examination of the aircraft revealed that the wing was substantially damaged and that there was nesting material and the remains of a rodent in the inlet of the carburetor. ## Factual narrative A Cessna 182L experienced a loss of power approximately 1,200 feet above sea level, while 2 miles from its destination airport. The pilot had just applied carburetor heat while entering the base leg of the airport traffic pattern when the loss of power occurred. The pilot attempted to restore power but was unable. After determining that he would not be able to glide to the runway, he ditched the airplane in a river. Post accident examination of the airframe revealed that the wing was substantially damaged. Post accident examination of the engine revealed nesting material and the remains of a rodent in the inlet of the carburetor. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N42366](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42366-2012-11-07), registration cancelled 2012-11-07, S/N 18258987, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L - Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18258987 - Airframe hours: 3870.32 - Engines: Continental O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 1, 2008, 6.2 hours before - Departed: 4B9, Simsbury, CT - Destination: WST, Westerly, RI - Airport: WST, Westerly State Airport, runway 07, 4,010 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 42; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review September 1, 2006; seat: left; flight hours: 690 total, 212 in this make and model, 600 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 29.73 inHg - Observed at: WST, 3 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 20080802842599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080802842599A), Aug 2, 2008: Cessna 182L, Westerly, RI, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 02, 2008, at approximately 1000 (EDT), a Cessna CE-182L, N42366 being flown by a private pilot on a personal trip made an off-airport emergency… ## Other investigations on N42366 (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB IAD78FIJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIJ12), Jun 4, 1978: Cessna 182L (N42366), Man, WV, substantial damage From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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