# Incident 19981027039419I: Cessna 180, Grand Rapids, MN, October 27, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1998, 16:00 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MN
- Airport: Grand Rapids-Itasca County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2385° N, 93.5326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2385&lon=-93.5326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4634B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4634B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 320 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981027039419I

## Narrative

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

(-5) PILOT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 34 AT GPZ. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, AT APPROXIMATELY 200-300 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT MADE A RIGHT TURN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 10 (GRASS). ON LANDING, THE ENGINE STARTED AGAIN AND THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. APPROXIMATELY ONE QUART OF WATER WAS FOUND IN FUEL TANKS. ENGINE QUIT DUE TO WATER IN THE FUEL. COUNSELING COMPLETED PER MSP FSDO ASPM.

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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