# Accident 19950903027729A: Cessna 182, Walworth, WI, September 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1995
- Place: Walworth, WI
- Airport: Big Foot Airfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5296° N, 88.5894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5296&lon=-88.5894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5465B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5465B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950903027729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1995, AT 1657 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182, N5465B, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER TAKEOFF IN WALWORTH, WISCONSIN. THE PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. THE LOCAL PARACHUTE JUMPING FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN WALWORTH, WISCONSIN, ABOUT 1657, AND WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. (-23) CESSNA 182, N5465B SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT OVERTURNED IN A FIELD AFTER A FORCED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH WAS CARRYING FOUR SKYDIVERS, HAD DEPARTED THE BIGFOOT AIRFIELD. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, ROBERT DACY REPORTED THAT HE DEPARTED RUNWAY 18. CLIMBING THROUGH 550 FEET AGL HE INITIATED A 90 DEGREE TURN AND ABOUT MIDWAY THROUGH THE TURN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE STATED HE LOWERED THE NOSE, ESTABLISHING A GLIDE SPEED OF 80 MPH. MR. DACY STATED HE TRIED CARBURETOR HEAT BUT TO NO AVAIL. HE STATED HE CHECKED FOR FULL THROTTLE, PROP, MIXTURE FULL RICH, IGNITION ON BOTH, FUEL SELECTOR BOTH ON AND FUEL GAUGES. HE STATED THE LEFT TANK INDICATION WAS BETWEEN 1/4 AND 3/8 AND THE RIGHT TANK WAS AROUND 1/2 FULL. MR. DACY STATED THAT A          T ONE POINT THE ENGINE RESTARTED BUT WOULD ONLY RUN AT A FAST IDLE SPEED FOR A FEW SECONDS. HE STATED TO AVOID A STALL HE DID NOT WANT TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT. HE STATED HE WENT STRAIGHT AHEAD ELECTING TO FLY UNDER A SET OF WIRES TO AVOID A POSSIBLE STALL. HE STATED HE APPLIED FLAPS AND FLARED TO A FULL STALL LANDING IN A SOY BEAN FIELD. MR. DACY STATED THE FIELD WAS SOMEWHAT SOFT AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER GETTING TANGLED IN THE SOY BEANS. MR. DACY STATED THE AIRCRAFT WENT OVER ON ITS BACK. ALL FOUR OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. MR. DACY AND ONE OF THE SKYDIVERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE OTHER SKYDIVERS WERE NOT INJURED. WITNESSES ON THE GROUND REPORTING THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND SPUTTERING PRIOR TO THE LANDING IN THE FIELD. INSPECTOR TIMOTHY ANDERSON OF THE MILWAUKEE FSDO INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE. NO DISCREPANCY WAS FOUND THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A LOSS OF POWER. THE ENGINE WAS SHIPPED TO TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL ENGINES AT MOBILE, ALABAMA FOR TESTING. THE ENGINE WAS FOUND TO RUN NORMALLY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI95LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA309), Sep 3, 1995: Cessna 182 (N5465B), Walworth, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power which occurred for an undetermined reason. A factor was the soft terrain in the emergency landing site.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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