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FAA incident report · Cessna 170 · Sumner, IA · June 20, 1998

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Date
June 20, 1998 · 06:30 local
Place
Sumner, IA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4067V
Reported as
Cessna 170
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
133 total30 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N4067VRegistered now · Cessna 170S/N 18399 · Built 1948Airframe modelCessna 170Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Mr. Kadera then attempted to land in a field but was forced to land on highway 93. Three miles east of sunmer, Iowa, the aircraft landed hard and came to rest in a ditch. Neither Mr. Kadera nor his passenger reveived injury. The aircraft sustianed minor damage. Even though Mr. Kadera sumped the aircraft until he got fuel adn ran the aircraft an extended time, he may not have been able to get all of the water out of his fuel tanks. Also because of the nose up attitude of the aircraft on the ground, all of the water may not have been in a location where it could reached the sump drains. Mr. Kadera could not have drained the water out totally, unless he rocked the aircraft and waited an extended time, then attempted to drain the water out of the sumps once more. At this time, there are no other indication that Mr. Kadera should have proceeded to do so. After the incident, Mr. Michael connell of connel flying service from the decorah airport retreived and inspected the aircraft and found water in all the sumps and drained one half gallon of water through the gaskolator.

As the FAA filed it

MR. KADERA THEN ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A FIELD BUT WAS FORCED TO LAND ON HIGHWAY 93. THREE MILES EAST OF SUNMER, IOWA, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH. NEITHER MR. KADERA NOR HIS PASSENGER REVEIVED INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTIANED MINOR DAMAGE. EVEN THOUGH MR. KADERA SUMPED THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL HE GOT FUEL ADN RAN THE AIRCRAFT AN EXTENDED TIME, HE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET ALL OF THE WATER OUT OF HIS FUEL TANKS. ALSO BECAUSE OF THE NOSE UP ATTITUDE OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND, ALL OF THE WATER MAY NOT HAVE BEEN IN A LOCATION WHERE IT COULD REACHED THE SUMP DRAINS. MR. KADERA COULD NOT HAVE DRAINED THE WATER OUT TOTALLY, UNLESS HE ROCKED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAITED AN EXTENDED TIME, THEN ATTEMPTED TO DRAIN THE WATER OUT OF THE SUMPS ONCE MORE. AT THIS TIME, THERE ARE NO OTHER INDICATION THAT MR. KADERA SHOULD HAVE PROCEEDED TO DO SO. AFTER THE INCIDENT, MR. MICHAEL CONNELL OF CONNEL FLYING SERVICE FROM THE DECORAH AIRPORT RETREIVED AND INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND WATER IN ALL THE SUMPS AND DRAINED ONE HALF GALLON OF WATER THROUGH THE GASKOLATOR.

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