# Accident 19990609006739A: Cessna 182D, Zurich, KS, June 9, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1999, 11:30 local time
- Place: Zurich, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2301° N, 99.2993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2301&lon=-99.2993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9169X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9169X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182D (registry code 2072710, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 634 total, 211 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990609006739A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A WHEAT FIELD DUE TO THE FORMATION OF CARB ICE AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE FAILURE, AND THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19)ON JUNE 9, 1999, AT 1130 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182D, N9169X, OWNED BY AN INDIVIDUAL, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD, FIVE AND ONE-HALF MILES SOUTH OF ZURICH, KANSAS.  THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJUIRES.  THE PERSONAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, AT TIME UNKNOWN, WITH THE STATED DESTINATION OF WICHITA, KANSAS.  THE PILOT TOLD AUTHORITIES THAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD EXPERIENCED CARBURETOR ICE; HOWEVER WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS TURNED OVER, IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE TANKS.  THE FUEL CAPS WERE OF THE NON-SIPHONING TYPE. (.4) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  THE PILOT CONDUCTED A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD WHERE THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.  THE PILOT SAID THAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD EXPERIENCED CARBURETOR ICE; HOWEVER, SUBSEQUENT TO THE ACCIDENT NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE TANKS AND THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAK ON T  HE GROUND AT THE ACCIDENT SITE NOR WERE THERE ANY STAINS ON THE AIRFRAME INDICATING A LEAK. THE FUEL CAPS WERE IN PLACE AND WERE OF THE NON-SIPHONING TYPE.                                                                     (-23) DURING A VFR CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA TO WICHITA, KANSAS, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 2500' AGL.  A DOWNWIND OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DURING ROLL-OUT.  THE PILOT CLAIMED HE EXPERIENCED CARBURETOR ICING DURING THE FLIGHT PRIOR TO ENGINE FAILURE.  THE INSPECTORS FOUND NO FUEL PRESENT IN THE FUEL TANKS DURING THEIR INVESTIGATION.

## 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 CHI99LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA180), Jun 9, 1999: Cessna 182D (N9169X), Zurich, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation. A factor was fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N9169X (1)

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

- [Incident 19920311020909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920311020909I), Mar 11, 1992: Cessna 182C (N9169X), Wichita Falls, TX, Minor damage. Burning odor in cockpit. Precautionary landing. Heater hose had corroded and a plastic cover scorched.

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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