# Accident 19980628015229A: Cessna 185, Oregon, WI, June 28, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1998, 14:30 local time
- Place: Oregon, WI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9190° N, 89.3810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9190&lon=-89.3810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92997, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92997) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Commonwealth 185 (registry code 2370608, https://openairdocs.org/model/commonwealth-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 38 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980628015229A

## Narrative

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

WHILE FLYING IN VICINITY OF A PRIVATE STRIP, ACFT ENCOUNTERED CARBURETOR PROBLEMS, LANDED SHORT. (.19)ON JUNE 28, 1998, AT 1430 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME(CDT), A COMMONWEALTH 185, NC92997, PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN, DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, NEAR OREGON, WISCONSIN.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS DEPARTING A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, NEAR OREGON, WISCONSIN, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (.4)THE FAA INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER SOON AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS USING AUTO-GAS. THERE WAS NO SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE CERTIFICATE (STC) FOUND TO BE ISSUED BY THE FAA FOR THE USE OF AUTO-GAS FOR THE AIRCRAFT IN QUESTION.  APPROXIMATELY 1/4 CUP OF OIL WAS DRAINED FROM THE NUMBER TWO CYLINDER. THE LOWER SPARK PLUG OF THE NUMBER TWO CYLINDER WAS OIL FOULED.  THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER UPPER SPARK PLUG LEAD FELL APART WHEN REMOVED FROM THE CYLINDER. THE RIGHT MAGNETO DID NOT PRODUCE A SPARK WHEN A FUNCTIONAL TEST WAS CONDUCTED. THE PILOT HAD STATED THAT ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT HE HAD NOTICED THAT THE CARBURETOR OF HIS AIRCRAFT WAS RUNNING 'OVER.'  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE READJUSTED THE CARBURETOR TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE MOST RECENT ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED ON OCTOBER 10, 1996. THE LAST 90-DAY STUDENT SOLO SIGN OFF WAS IN OCTOBER OF 1997. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S WRITTEN STATEMENT THERE WAS NO RECORD OF FLYING FOR AT LEAST 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT.                                                                                                                                  (-23) ON JUNE 28, 1998, AT 1430 CST A COMMONWEALTH 185, N92997, ON A NORTHBOUND TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE STRIP APPROXIMATELY FOUR MILES WEST OF STOUGHTON WI, LOST POWER. AFTER MAKING A TURN TO THE EAST, A HARD LANDING WAS MADE IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 300 YD. FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. NO PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD. THE AICRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A RECREATIONAL FLIGHT BY LOUIS E. SPINK, THE OWNER, UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 CHI98LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA227), Jun 28, 1998: Commonwealth 185 (N92997), Oregon, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the improper adjustment of the carburetor by an unqualified person. Factors to the accident were the annual inspection not being complied with and the lack of recent experience of the pilot.

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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