Cessna 182M N71383

Summary

On 2 February 1987 at about 03:05 local time, a Cessna 182M registered N71383 was involved in an accident near East Troy, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 February 1987 at 03:05

Classification

Accident

Location

East Troy, Wisconsin, United States

Coordinates

42.7806, -88.3910

Aircraft

Cessna 182M

Registration

N71383

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cottage Grove → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI87LA073

Nobody was injured.

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS CRUISING AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET AGL WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. THE PLT STATED THAT HE ADDED CARBURETOR HEAT AND LEANED THE MIXTURE, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGH. THE PLT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE PILOT SUCCESSFULLY LANDED AND TAXIED OUT OF THE FIELD ONTO A STREET AND ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM A ROAD IN A SUBDIVISION DURING DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITIONS. HE STATED THE ACFT HAD JUST BECOMEAIRBORNE WHEN THE NOSEWHEEL STRUCK UPWARD SLOPING GROUND IN A VACANT LOT. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE ACFT CAME TO REST ON THE SLOPE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.