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FAA accident report · Cessna TR182 · Culdesac, ID · September 3, 1995

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Date
September 3, 1995
Place
Culdesac, ID
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N456DJ
Reported as
Cessna TR182
Fatal injuries
0
N456DJRegistered now · Cessna TR182S/N R18201888 · Built 1982Airframe modelCessna TR182Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On attempting emergency landing in field, nose wheel collapsed, propeller struck ground. (.19)on September 3, 1993, approximately 1645 PDT, N456DJ, a Cessna TR-182RG, was sustantially damaged during a forced landing near Culdesac, Idaho, after a loss of engine power while in cruise. The commerical pilot and his passenger sustained minor injuries. A VFR flgiht plan was filed for the personal flight, which had originated at moose creek airstrip, in Idaho with a destination of lewiston, Idaho. The ELT actuated and was turned off at the scene. The pilot stated that he had partially fueled the aircraft at lewison two days eariler, and had flown into the Idaho back country, with camping and fishing stops at fish lake, shearer airstrip, a return to fish lake, and moose creek. He stated that he had dip-checked the fuel at fish lake prior to flying to moose creek, and had 43 gallons on board at that time. Hourmeter recordings indicated that he had flown 1.6 to 1.7 hours since the second takeoff at fish lake.

As the FAA filed it

ON ATTEMPTING EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD, NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED, PROPELLER STRUCK GROUND. (.19)ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1993, APPROXIMATELY 1645 PDT, N456DJ, A CESSNA TR-182RG, WAS SUSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR CULDESAC, IDAHO, AFTER A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE IN CRUISE. THE COMMERICAL PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A VFR FLGIHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH HAD ORIGINATED AT MOOSE CREEK AIRSTRIP, IN IDAHO WITH A DESTINATION OF LEWISTON, IDAHO. THE ELT ACTUATED AND WAS TURNED OFF AT THE SCENE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD PARTIALLY FUELED THE AIRCRAFT AT LEWISON TWO DAYS EARILER, AND HAD FLOWN INTO THE IDAHO BACK COUNTRY, WITH CAMPING AND FISHING STOPS AT FISH LAKE, SHEARER AIRSTRIP, A RETURN TO FISH LAKE, AND MOOSE CREEK. HE STATED THAT HE HAD DIP-CHECKED THE FUEL AT FISH LAKE PRIOR TO FLYING TO MOOSE CREEK, AND HAD 43 GALLONS ON BOARD AT THAT TIME. HOURMETER RECORDINGS INDICATED THAT HE HAD FLOWN 1.6 TO 1.7 HOURS SINCE THE SECOND TAKEOFF AT FISH LAKE.