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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182 · Minneapolis, MN · September 8, 1996

Date: September 8, 1996 · 16:55 local
Place: Minneapolis, MN
Airport: Flying Cloud Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5401B
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96LA331
Reported as: Cessna 182
Reported engine: Continental O470L
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,032 total6,732 in this make and model189 in the last 90 days

N5401BRegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2017 · Cessna 182S/N 33401 · Built 1956 Airframe modelCessna 182 Engine 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.

Lost power. Landed short of runway only unusable fuel in short range fuel tanks. (-23) during approach to the Flying Cloud (fcm), MN airport, the pilot declared an emergency. He did not give the tower a reason for emergency. Tower cleared pilot to land any runway. At approximately 1655, the aircraft contacted the ground, bounced up, coming to rest at a point approximately 60' form the initial contact point on a heading of about 86 degrees, about 2000' sw of the airport in a private field. The impact separated the nose gear, buckled the fuselage aft of the passenger compartment, dislodged the anticollision light (mounted on top of the vertical stabilizer), damaged left wing, broke the engine mount, and bent the prop (this in not a detailed list of all damage, there may be other less noticeable damage). The pilot reported minor injuries (bump) and no passengers.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY ONLY UNUSABLE FUEL IN SHORT RANGE FUEL TANKS. (-23) DURING APPROACH TO THE FLYING CLOUD (FCM), MN AIRPORT, THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. HE DID NOT GIVE THE TOWER A REASON FOR EMERGENCY. TOWER CLEARED PILOT TO LAND ANY RUNWAY. AT APPROXIMATELY 1655, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND, BOUNCED UP, COMING TO REST AT A POINT APPROXIMATELY 60' FORM THE INITIAL CONTACT POINT ON A HEADING OF ABOUT 86 DEGREES, ABOUT 2000' SW OF THE AIRPORT IN A PRIVATE FIELD. THE IMPACT SEPARATED THE NOSE GEAR, BUCKLED THE FUSELAGE AFT OF THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, DISLODGED THE ANTICOLLISION LIGHT (MOUNTED ON TOP OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER), DAMAGED LEFT WING, BROKE THE ENGINE MOUNT, AND BENT THE PROP (THIS IN NOT A DETAILED LIST OF ALL DAMAGE, THERE MAY BE OTHER LESS NOTICEABLE DAMAGE). THE PILOT REPORTED MINOR INJURIES (BUMP) AND NO PASSENGERS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI96LA331Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEden Prairie, MNthe pilot's misjudging the fuel supply and fuel exhaustion. A related factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.Sep 8, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5401B · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19790409010529IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Midway Park, NCPilot touched down half way down on a short, muddy sod strip. Flipped overApr 9, 1979 · Minor damage