ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284430
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 August 2007 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182P Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N52581 |
| MSN: | 18262687 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3500 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nampa, Idaho -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kalispell-Glacier Park International Airport, MT (FCA/KGPI) |
| Nampa, ID (S67) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After turning base, the pilot advanced the throttle, but the engine had suddenly lost all power. Because he could not reach the runway, the pilot landed in a flat open field off the approach end of the runway. Although the initial touchdown was uneventful, during the rollout, the aircraft encountered an earthen berm and sustained substantial damage. A post-accident inspection found that a significant portion of the carburetor throat was clogged with strips of paint that had come off of the induction air inlet channel aft of the air filter. It was determined that the aircraft had been repainted approximately four months prior to the accident, and an inspection of the air inlet channel revealed other large areas of partially pealed paint. According to the aircraft manufacturer, the surface of the inlet channel aft of the filter is not painted during the manufacturing process, and it should not be painted when new paint is applied to the airframe structure.
Probable Cause: The total loss of engine power due to the carburetor throat becoming obstructed with paint that had pealed off of the induction air inlet channel in an area where paint should not have been applied. Factors include an earthen berm running across the field where the pilot made his forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA07LA234
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 March 1985 | N52581 | Michael Stortz | 0 | Laurel, MD | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Sep-2022 16:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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