Cessna 182P N6863M

Summary

On 14 September 1999 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N6863M was involved in an accident near Summerville, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 September 1999 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Summerville, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

34.6991, -85.2795

Aircraft

Cessna 182P

Registration

N6863M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lafayette → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL99LA130

Nobody was injured.

The missing throttle linkage bolt from the carburetor due to an improper engine installation by maintenance personnel. Factors were the tailwind present during the landing roll and the trees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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After departing the airport and leveling off at 2,500 ft. msl, the pilot began to make throttle adjustments. The throttle appeared to get loose and throttle movement brought no change in engine rpm. The engine then began to lose rpm. He located a 2,400 ft. grass strip on which to perform a precautionary landing and glided to the field. The airplane touched down at the mid-field point. The airplane departed the end of the grass field and impact several small pine trees. An examination of the airplane's engine revealed that the throttle linkage had separated from the throttle arm and there was a missing linkage bolt at the carburetor. A review of the maintenance logbooks revealed that a new engine was installed 1.2 hours prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.