# Incident 19981024041289I: Aerocd 100, Kenosha, WI, October 24, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1998, 13:15 local time
- Place: Kenosha, WI
- Airport: Kenosha Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5875° N, 87.8800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenosha, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5875&lon=-87.8800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4018X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4018X-2017-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 100-180 (registry code 0140208, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROCD 100
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 445 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981024041289I

## Narrative

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

(-5)AERO COMMANDER AC 100, N4018X DEPARTED THE NICOLET AIRPORT, GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN (88WI) ON OCTOBER 24, 1998 ON A VFR PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF WAUKEGAN, ILLNOIS. APPROXIAMTELY 3.5 N.M. NORTHEAST OF THE KENOSHA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, KENOSHA, WISCONSIN THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE QUIT.  THE AIRCRAFT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO A FIELD.  THERE WAS NO DAMAGE.  MR. WILLIAM R. GYZEN, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND SOLE OCCUPANT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AS A RESULT OF FUEL EXHAUSTION.  HE STATED THAT HE HAD "TOPPED OFF" THE AIRCRAFT AT CENTRAL WISCONSIN AIRPORT ON SEPTEMBER 29, 1998.  HE STATED AFTER FUELING HE FLEW BACK TO GREEN BAY PUTTING ON .8 HOURS.  MR. GYZEN STATED THAT ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT HE INITIALLY DEPARTED THE NICOLET AIRPORT FOR WAUKEGAN, BUT WHEN OVER SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN, HE REALIZED THAT HE HAD FORGOTTEN HIS GOLF CLUBS.  HE STATED HE TURNED AROUND AND FLEW BACK TO NICOLET AIRPORT PUTTING ON AN ADDITIONAL 1.0 HOUR.  HE STATED HE AGAIN DEPARTED FOR WAUKEGAN ESTIMATING 1 HOUR 30 MUNUTES FLIGHT TIME.  MR. GYZEN REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HOLDS 40 GALLONS OF FUEL AND BURNS 10 GALLONS PER HOUR.  HE STATED THAT WHEN HE DEPARTED NICOLET    AIRPORT THE SECOND TIME HE CALCULATED THAT HE HAD 2.2 HOURS OF FUEL REMAINING FOR THE 1.5 HOUR FLIGHT. HE STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGES READ ON HALF FULL PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.  MR. GYZEN STATED THE THE ENGINE QUIT AT APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AND 10 MINUTES IN THE SECOND FLIGHT.  MR. GYZEN REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL TANKS AFTER THE REFUELING AT CENTRAL WISCONSIN ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2998 OR PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM THE NICOLET AIRPORT.  MR. GYZEN OBTAINED FUEL AFTER THE EMERGENCY LANDING AND DEPARTED THE EMERGENCY LANDING SITE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N4018X (1)

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

- [Accident 19750131002729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750131002729A), Jan 31, 1975: Slinds 100180 (N4018X), Simmesport, LA, Substantial damage. High grass on rwy. Ran off side,hit ditch.

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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