What happened
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Aircraft engine lost power on approach, aborted landing due to powerlines, landed short and crashed in a field. (.4)the pilot stated that he departed for a parachute jump flight with about 25 gallons of fuel aboard the airplane. He said the flight lasted for 30 minutes. When the airplane was on the final approach to the runway, a loss of engine power occurred. The pilot made a forced landing in a corp field adjacent to the airport, and the airplane was damaged. An examination of the airplane after the accident failed to reveal any mechanical anomaly. No fuel was found remaining in the tanks. The flight (owner's) manual indicated usable and unusable fuel for various flight conditions including level flight. The power loss occurred in an approach configuration. (-23) on July 19, 1997, at 2000 cdst a Cessna 182, N5820B, make a forced landing in a corn field approximately 100 yards off Chippewa county road k, east of the wissota airport. The aircraft received substantial damage. The commercial rated pilot reported no injuries. The flight was for sport jumping conducted under CFR part 91 rules and visual meterological conditions. No flight plan was filed. The flight originated at the wissota airport with that being the final destination.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER ON APPROACH, ABORTED LANDING DUE TO POWERLINES, LANDED SHORT AND CRASHED IN A FIELD. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED FOR A PARACHUTE JUMP FLIGHT WITH ABOUT 25 GALLONS OF FUEL ABOARD THE AIRPLANE. HE SAID THE FLIGHT LASTED FOR 30 MINUTES. WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS ON THE FINAL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY, A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OCCURRED. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A CORP FIELD ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DAMAGED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER THE ACCIDENT FAILED TO REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL ANOMALY. NO FUEL WAS FOUND REMAINING IN THE TANKS. THE FLIGHT (OWNER'S) MANUAL INDICATED USABLE AND UNUSABLE FUEL FOR VARIOUS FLIGHT CONDITIONS INCLUDING LEVEL FLIGHT. THE POWER LOSS OCCURRED IN AN APPROACH CONFIGURATION. (-23) ON JULY 19, 1997, AT 2000 CDST A CESSNA 182, N5820B, MAKE A FORCED LANDING IN A CORN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS OFF CHIPPEWA COUNTY ROAD K, EAST OF THE WISSOTA AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS FOR SPORT JUMPING CONDUCTED UNDER CFR PART 91 RULES AND VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE WISSOTA AIRPORT WITH THAT BEING THE FINAL DESTINATION.
NTSB investigation
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