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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 180 · Cottage Grove, MN · March 16, 2000

Date
March 16, 2000 · 16:20 local
Place
Cottage Grove, MN
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N6540A
Reported as
Cessna 180
Reported engine
Continental O470J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total1,300 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) While returning on a flight to fleming field, st paul, MN (sgs), the aircraft lost power and landed in an open field. No damage or injuries. Reason for lose of power is still under investigation. An amendment to th is report will be submitted when reason for the lose of power is identified. Aircraft was on first flight after an annual inspection. Preliminary inspection of the aircraft revealed numerous items that were not in compliance with an annual inspection. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE RETURNING ON A FLIGHT TO FLEMING FIELD, ST PAUL, MN (SGS), THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES. REASON FOR LOSE OF POWER IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. AN AMENDMENT TO TH IS REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN REASON FOR THE LOSE OF POWER IS IDENTIFIED. AIRCRAFT WAS ON FIRST FLIGHT AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. PRELIMINARY INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NUMEROUS ITEMS THAT WERE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^