Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Walworth, Wisconsin 53184
Sunday, September 3, 1995 16:57 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT CLIMBING THROUGH 550 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE, ESTABLISHED A GLIDE, CHECKED THE ENGINE CONTROLS AND FUEL SELECTOR, AND PULLED THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL TO NO AVAIL. AT ONE POINT, 'THE ENGINE STARTED BUT WOULD RUN AT A FAST IDLE, AND FOR ONLY A FEW SECONDS.' HE CONDUCTED A FORCED LANDING IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO ANOMALIES. DURING A TEST IN A PRODUCTION TEST CELL, THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY AND PRODUCED MAXIMUM RATED POWER.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

loss of engine power which occurred for an undetermined reason. A factor was the soft terrain in the emergency landing site.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 9/3/1995
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1657
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City WALWORTH
Event State WISCONSIN
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 53184
Event Date Year 1995
Event Date Month 9
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 27
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 11
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 200
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 2
Injury Total None 3
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1570
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Sep 3 1995 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1806
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Dec 7 2000 4:35PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N5465B
NTSB Number CHI95LA309
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed VFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 182
Aircraft Series Identifier 182
Aircraft Serial Number 33465
Certified Max Gross Weight 2550
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 5
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Aug 7 1995 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 26
Airframe Hours 4822
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name AERIEL ELEVATIONS, INC.
Aircraft Owner Street Address BOX 304
Aircraft Owner City WALWORTH
Aircraft Owner State WI
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 53184
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Other Work Use
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1655
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:34AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --