# Accident 20010704018929A: Cessna 182A, Taylorville, IL, July 4, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2001, 14:30 local time
- Place: Taylorville, IL
- Airport: Taylorville Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5203° N, 90.5693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5203&lon=-90.5693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5142D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5142D-2013-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010704018929A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JULY 4, 2001, AT 1430 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182, N5142D, OPERATED BY MID-AMERICAN SPORT PARACHUTE CLUB, INC., SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT NOSED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTH OF THE TAYLORVILLE AIRPORT (TAZ), TAYLORVILLE, ILLINOIS. DURING DESCENT THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS EXECUTED TO A CORNFIELD. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED TAZ AT 1410 ON A LOCAL PARACHUTE JUMPING FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. (-23) ON 07/04/01, AT ABOUT 1430 CDT, AFTER SKYDIVERS HAD EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AT ABOUT 10100 FEET THE PIC STARTED A DESCENT BACK TO THE AIRPORT. THE PIC REDUCED POWER AND INDICATED HE WAS PICKING HIS WAY THROUGH THE CLOUDS VFR. AT ABOUT 3500 MSL THE PIC ADDED POWER TO HEAD FOR THE AIRPORT AND THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE PIC THEN WENT FORWARD WITH ALL ENGINE CONTROLS AND THE ENGINE STILL DID NOT RESPOND. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A CORN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTH WEST OF THE TAYLORVILLE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL      , FUSELAGE, LEFT WING, COWL, AND TAIL. THE PIC AND SOLE OCCUPANT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.

## 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 CHI01LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA193), Jul 4, 2001: Cessna 182 (N5142D), Taylorville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper procedure and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing. Additional factors included the carburetor icing and the corn crop.

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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