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FAA incident report · Cessna 182 · Lake Geneva, WI · May 18, 1978

FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal

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Date
May 18, 1978 · 19:30 local
Place
Lake Geneva, WI
Airport
Playboy
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N21067
Reported as
Cessna 182
Reported engine
Continental O470*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total20 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N21067Registration cancelled May 21, 2025 · Cessna 182PS/N 18261393 · Built 1972Airframe modelCessna 182PEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On third touch and go engine backfired and quit. Landed straight ahead. Probably water in fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ON THIRD TOUCH AND GO ENGINE BACKFIRED AND QUIT. LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD. PROBABLY WATER IN FUEL.