Cessna 182 N5699B

Summary

On 20 July 1985 at about 19:02 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N5699B was involved in an accident near Forest City, Iowa, United States. 5 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 July 1985 at 19:02

Classification

Accident

Location

Forest City, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Forest City Muni (D34)

Coordinates

43.2503, -93.6305

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N5699B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC85LA163

3 people had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

SHORTLY AFTER THE ACFT TOOK OFF WITH 4 SKYDIVERS ON BOARD, ITS ENG SEIZED AT AN ALT OF ABOUT 300 TO 400 FT. THE PLT SELECTED THE BEST AVAILABLE AREA TO LAND WHICH WAS A FIELD OF TALL CORN ON ROLLING TERRAIN. DURING THE EMERG LANDING, THE ACFT NOSED OVER. LATER, THE ENG WAS DISASSEMBLED & APRX 1 QT OF FINELY GROUND FERREOUS MATERIAL WAS FOUND DEPOSITED IN THE LOWER OIL PAN. THE MAIN BEARINGS WERE FOUND SCORED & DISCOLORED, & THE MAIN BEARING SHELLS SHOWED EVIDENCE OF OVERHEATING. THE CONNECTING RODS WERE ALSO DISCOLORED FROM HEAT. THE SCREEN CHAMBER OF THE OIL PUMP WAS FOUND FULL OF FERROUS METAL WHICH SHUT OFF THE OIL SUPPLY TO THE OIL PUMP GEARS. THE FAA MAINT INSPECTOR WHO EXAMINED THE ENG STATED THAT THE FERROUS MATERIAL FOUND IN THE ENG & BOTTOM PAN WAS NOT FROM THE ENG. THE SOURCE OF THE MATERIAL WAS NOT DETERMINED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.