Hulman Regional Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Terre Haute, Indiana 47808
Friday, May 6, 1983 17:47 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE ACFT MADE A FORCED LANDING OFF ARPT AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER ON THE APPROACH. THE PLT SAID HE WAS USING FUEL FROMTHE RIGHT ENGINE WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER. THE PLT SWITCHED TO THE LEFT TANK AND TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE TO NO AVAIL. THE ACFT WAS LANDED IN A SOFT UNEVEN FIELD AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS FOUND TO BE EMPTY AND THE SELECTOR WAS TO THE LEFT TANK WHICH WAS ABOUT HALF FULL. AIR WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL LINES. THE ACFT CARRIED700 LBS OF CARGO WHICH WAS NOT SECURED IN THE ACFT. THE LANDING TOOK PLACE ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM THE ARPT.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 5/6/1983
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1747
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City TERRE HAUTE
Event State INDIANA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 47808
Event Date Year 1983
Event Date Month 5
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport HULMAN REGIONAL
Event Location Nearest Airport ID HUF
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 1
Degrees magnetic from airport 360
Airport Elevation 585
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
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) --
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 200
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 15
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 25
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2360
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 22694
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:15AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N2198F
NTSB Number CHI83LA200
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model U206
Aircraft Series Identifier U206
Aircraft Serial Number U2060398
Certified Max Gross Weight 3300
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 --
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Mar 5 1983 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 16
Airframe Hours 4459
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name WASHINGTON AERONAUTICS CO.,INC
Aircraft Owner Street Address
Aircraft Owner City WASHINGTON
Aircraft Owner State IN
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 47501
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 Yes - certificate holder
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 Non-scheduled
Indicates Domestic or International Flight Domestic
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail Cargo
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Unknown
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code MKE
Departure City MILWAUKEE
Departure State WI
Departure Country
Departure Time 1445
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code DYC
Destination City WASHINGTON
Destination State IN
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 18
Runway Length 4001
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --