# Incident 19991013032339I: Cessna 182Q, Springfield, IL, October 13, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1999, 09:18 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital Airport
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N811LL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N811LL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,750 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991013032339I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TAKE OFF FROM CAPITAL AIRPORT AT SPRINGFIELD, IL, THE PILOT OF N811LL WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT THE SPRINGFIELD DEPARTURE CONTROL (ATC). THE PILOT BELIEVED HE WAS EXPERIENCING A "STUCK" MICROPHONE AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO CAPITAL AIRPORT.  THE PILOT BROADCAST HIS INTENTIONS OVER THE OPEN MICROPHONE, AND SELECTED THE TRANSPONDER CODE OF 7000 (EMERGENCY CODE).  THE PILOT LANDED N811LL ON A RUNWAY AT CAPITAL AIRPORT, AFTER THE ATC TOWER CONTROLLER SIGNALED THE AIRCRAFT WITH A GREEN LIGHT, INDICATING HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND.  NO INJURY TO PILOT OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUSTAINED DURING THIS EVENT.  THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

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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