# Accident 19991222041819A: Cessna 182P, Port Clinton, OH, December 22, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: December 22, 1999, 10:06 local time - Place: Port Clinton, OH - Airport: Carl R Keller Field Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 41.5001° N, 82.9308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5001&lon=-82.9308&mi=10 - Aircraft: N1545M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1545M-2000-06-21) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P - Reported engine: CONT O470* - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,048 total, 800 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA056) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991222041819A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.4)THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN FLOWN ALMOST DAILY, FOR SHORT FLIGHTS. FOUR DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, IT WAS USED FOR UNUSUAL ATTITUDE TRAINING. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE NEXT FLIGHT. AFTER A NORMAL ENGINE RUNUP, AND TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, AT 300-400 FEET AGL. THE PILOT TURNED THE STOL-EQUIPPED AIRPLANE BACK TOWARD THE FIELD, BUT IT STRUCK TREES, THEN IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. FOUR PROPELLER STRIKES WERE FOUND IN THE FROZEN GROUND, AND BOTH BLADES WERE BENT BACKWARDS AT THE HUB. BOTH BLADES ALSO EXHIBITED LEADING EDGE NICKS AND CHORDWISE SCRATCHING. THE ENGINE MIXTURE CONTROL WAS FOUND FULL FORWARD, THE THROTTLE WAS 1 INCH FROM FULL FORWARD, THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL WAS IN THE FULL-IN, 'COLD' POSITION, AND THE FUEL SELECTOR LEVER WAS ON 'BOTH'. THE PRESENCE OF FUEL, ENGINE CYLINDER COMPRESSION, AND CRANKSHAFT CONTINUITY WERE CONFIRMED. SIX DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, AN FAA INSPECTOR FOUND THAT FUEL DRAINED FROM FUEL SUMP FILTER HAD MINOR AMOUNTS OF ICE CRYSTALS FLOATING IN IT. AIR TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS ABOUT 18 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. (.19)ON DECEMBER 22, 1999, AT 1006 EST, A CESSNA 182P, N1545M, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM CARL R. KELLER FIELD (PCW), PROT CLINTON, OHIO. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURIED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT, BETWEEN PORT CLINTON AND PUT-IN-BAY AIRPORT (OH30), PUT-IN-BAY, OHIO. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. IN A STATEMENT GIVEN TO OHIO STATE POLICE, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE CONDUCTED A "ROUTINE PREFLIGHT". AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, "EVERYTHING WAS IN THE GREEN. I TAXIED DOWN AND DEPARTED PUNWAY 27, AND JUST ABOUT OFF THE NUMBERS, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PROP WAS WINDMILLING. JUST NO SOUND." THE PILOT ALSO STATED AT THE TIME OF THE ENGINE FAILURE, THE AIRPLANE WAS 300 TO 400 FEET OFF THE GROUND. THE PILOT MADE A LEFT TURN, AND GLIDED THE AIRPLANE WITH THE FLAPS UP. HE MADE ANOTHER LEFT TURN, "AND HAD TO GET THE PLANE DOWN." HE SELECTED 40-DEGREES OF FLAPS AND TRIED TO MAKE ANOTHER LEFT TURN, BUT THE AIRPALNE IMPATCTED THE TERRAIN. ACCORDING TO A FAA INSPECTOR, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE TERR AIN NEXT TO A NORTH-SOUTH TAXIWAY THAT LED TO THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 27. THERE WERE FOUR PROPELLER STRIKES IN TH FROZEN GROUND, AND BOTH PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT BACKWARDS AT THE HUB, IN THE SHAPE OF A RAM'S HORN. BOTH PROPELLER BLADES ALSO EXHIBITED LEADING EDGE NICKS AND CHORDWISE SCRATCHING, AND ONE BLADE HAD A LEADING EDGE GOUGE THAT MATCHED A STRIKE ON A NEARBY ROCK. ENGINE CYLINDER COMPRESSION AND CRANKSHAFT CONTINUITY WERE CONFIRMED. NINE OF THE 12 SPARK PLUGS WERE BLACK, WITH HEAVY SOOT, WHILE 3 SPARK PLUGS WERE LIGHT GRAY IN COLOR. THE ENGINE MIXTURE CONTROL WAS FULL FOWARD, THE THROTTLE WAS 1 INCHE FORM FULL FOWARD, AND THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL WAS FULL IN. THE FUEL SELECTOR LEVER WAS ON "BOTH". THE LEFT FUEL TANK INDICATOR INDICATED 1/2 TANK FUEL, WHILE THE RIGHT TANK INDICATOR ZERO FUEL. INC CRYSTALS WERE FOUND IN THE FUEL STRAINER AND IN FUEL DRAINED FROM A MAIN FUEL TANK. (-23)A/C TOOK OFF FROM (PCW), RUNWAY 27. PILOTS SAIND A/C REACHED APPROX. 400' AGL WHEN ENG. QUIT. PILOT MADE A LEDT HAND TURN THEN EAST BOUND ACROSS STATE RD. PAST AIRPORT BLDG AND BACK TO 27 END OF RUNWAY. A/C CRAHSED IN DIRT ON A/P PROPERTY JUST SOUTH OF R/W 27. A/C BROKE ODD R/H MAIN WHEEL AND NOSE WHEEL ASSY ON IMPACT, AND SLID OF BELLEY OF A/C, COMING TO REST NEXT TO TAXI WAY LEADING TO RW 27. ## 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 NYC00LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA056), Dec 22, 1999: Cessna 182P (N1545M), Port Clinton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power caused by ice crystal blockage of the fuel system. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.