# Incident 20030730023659I: Cessna C37, Iron Ridge, WI, July 30, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2003, 07:45 local time
- Place: Iron Ridge, WI
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3981° N, 88.5319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iron Ridge, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3981&lon=-88.5319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18599, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18599) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna C-37 (registry code 2070802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-c-37) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Warner SS40&50 (registry code 64503, https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss40-50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA C37
- Reported engine: WARNER SCARAB50A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030730023659I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 2,000 FEET MSL WHEN THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE POWER LOSS. ENGINE RESTART ATTEMPT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN A CUT HAY FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF IRON RIDGE, WI. THE PILOT, WHO IS ALSO AN A & P MECHANIC WITH AN INSPECTION AUTHORIZATION, STATED THAT THE ENGINE VALVE TRAIN FAILED.

## Other reports on N18599 (1)

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

- [Incident 20050516011549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050516011549I), May 16, 2005: Cessna C37 (N18599), Benton, KS, Minor damage. (-23) During landing roll out, aircraft began to drift to the side of the runway. Pilot initiated a go around, but landing gear caught in the mud at the side…

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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