On January 12, 1996, approximately 1300 mountain standard time,
a Cessna 182, N91130, nosed over during an emergency landing on
the shore of Carrington Island, in the Great Salt Lake, Utah.
The commercial pilot and his two passengers were not injured,
but the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The local 14 CFR
Part 91 shrimp spotting flight, which departed Salt Lake City
International Airport about 30 minutes earlier, was being
operated in visual meteorological conditions at the time of the
accident. No flight plan had been filed, and there was no report
of an ELT activation.  According to the pilot, the aircraft's
engine began making excessive noise and it lost a substantial
amount of power. Because Carrington Island was the only land he
could reach at the rate the aircraft was descending, he elected
to make an emergency landing on the shore of the island. After a
successful touchdown, the aircraft sank into the muddy terrain
during the landing roll and flipped over.  Inspection of the
engine revealed th