- Date
- October 13, 1986, 21:00 local (Oct 14, 1986, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Mountain Home, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N94529Cessna 182Q
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861013064119A
- Case key
- 40570
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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.
Analysis
On short final the engine began running rough. The pilot elected at that time to place the carburetor heat in the on position. The engine then ceased operating. The pilot landed the aircraft short of the runway and struck a chain link fence during the landing roll. No reason for the engine failure could be determined by the mechanics who inspected the aircraft. However, when the carburetor heat control was in the full off position it was discovered that the carburetor heat was open 1/3 of the way.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94529
- Reported as
- Cessna 182Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18266430
- Airframe hours
- 1,270
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Thomas A. Hofer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 13, 1986 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- PVU · Provo, UT
- Destination
- U76 · Mountain Home, ID
- Airport
- U76 · Mountain Home
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 826 total · 30 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 240° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 36 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.