# Accident 19970719019019A: Cessna 182, Chippewa Falls, WI, July 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1997, 20:45 local time
- Place: Chippewa Falls, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9509° N, 91.1494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9509&lon=-91.1494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5820B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5820B-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 860 total, 104 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970719019019A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI97LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA215), Jul 20, 1997: Cessna 182 (N5820B), Chippewa Falls, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of the fuel supply, and subsequent fuel exhaustion.

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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