# Accident 20010718023429A: Cessna 182C, Grand Island, NE, July 18, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2001, 11:05 local time
- Place: Grand Island, NE
- Airport: Central Nebraska Regional
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9491° N, 98.2891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9491&lon=-98.2891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1860Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1860Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010718023429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE FLYING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM LNK TO GRI @ 6500 FEET MSL, THE STUDENT PILOT EXPERIENCED TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE 10 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF THE GRI AIRPORT. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, STARTED THE DESCENT TO KEEP THE AIRSPEED UP. WHILE LOSING ALTITUDE, THE PILOT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. DURING THAT TIME THE PILOT CALLED ATC AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. ATC OUT OF GRI CLEARED HIM TO RUNWAY 17. APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES EAST OF THE AIRPORT THE PILOT REALIZED HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE THE AIRPORT SO HE FOUND A CORN FIELD AND PREPARED TO LAND. TURNING TO THE NORTH AND AFTER CLEARING A SMALL GROVE OF TREES, THE PILOT MADE A NO POWER LANDING IN THE CORN FIELD. APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET INTO THE FIELD, THE NOSE GEAR STARTED TO CATCH IN THE ROWS OF CORN AND CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO IMPACT THE GROUND. ON IMPACT WITH THE LEFT WING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS PITCHED UP INTO THE AIR AND SPUN 90 DEGREES LANDING ON THE RIGHT WING TIP AND FACING DUE WEST. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTS OF BOTH WINGS ARE BUCKLED NEAR THE FUSELAGE, THE PROPELLER IS BENT, BOTH WING TIPS ARE BENT UP AND SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND WAS ABLETO EXIT THE WRECKAGE BY HIMSELF.

## 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 CHI01LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA219), Jul 18, 2001: Cessna 172C (N1860Y), Grand Island, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The procedures for using carburetor heat not followed by the student pilot and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing. Additional factors included the carburetor icing…

## Other reports on N1860Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20100127026519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100127026519I), Jan 27, 2010: Cessna 172C (N1860Y), Curtis, NE, Minor damage. On January 27, 2010 at 12:30 CST, a Cessna 172, N1860Y attempted to land on runway 35 at Curtis Municipal Airport. The aircraft touched down with approximately…

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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