N8519T – Cessna 182C – 2006-03-04 NTSB Accident Report

On March 04, 2006, a Cessna 182C (N8519T) was involved in an incident near Gilliam, LA. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

The 315-hour private pilot, having accumulated 53 hours in the accident airplane, reported that while descending at the completion of a local flight, propeller and throttle controls were not responding. The pilot recognized he would not be able to reach the airfield and elected to land in a plowed field. While slowing the airplane down and lowering the flaps to 40 degrees, the airplane reached approximately 55 knots and the stall warning horn sounded. The airplane impacted the ground, bounced forward, the nose landing gear assembly collapsed, and the airplane came to rest in the inverted position.

This incident is documented in NTSB report DFW06CA077. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N8519T.