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FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · Noblesville, IN · July 25, 2004

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Date
July 25, 2004 · 17:00 local
Place
Noblesville, IN
Airport
Noblesville Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3708D
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI04CA194
Reported as
Cessna 182A
Reported engine
Continental O470*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
188 total76 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days
N3708DRegistration cancelled Sep 23, 2004 · Cessna 182AS/N 34408 · Built 1957Airframe modelCessna 182AEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The aircraft was enroute from lenawee county airport, mi (adg) to indianapolis municipal airport, IN (ump) at 8500 ft. the pilot saw a lower cloud layer coming up in front of his intended course, so he descended to 6500 ft. to be under it and stay VFR. The engine began to run rough. The pilot, thinging he was running out of fuel, decided to put the aircraft down at Noblesville Airport, which was nearby. The pilot stated he did not turn on carburetor heat. On approach, the pilot found himself to be long and fast with a fence line and further away, homes coming up, so he decided to go around to the left. He raised the nose of the aircraft and tried to add power but had no response from the engine. In a left turn, without power, the left wing tip impacted a soy bean field which was next to the runway. It caused the aircraft to swing around a little and the main gear hit the ground, then the right wing tip. The nose gear then broke away causing the nose to dig in and the aircraft flipped over and came to rest on its back.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM LENAWEE COUNTY AIRPORT, MI (ADG) TO INDIANAPOLIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, IN (UMP) AT 8500 FT. THE PILOT SAW A LOWER CLOUD LAYER COMING UP IN FRONT OF HIS INTENDED COURSE, SO HE DESCENDED TO 6500 FT. TO BE UNDER IT AND STAY VFR. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THE PILOT, THINGING HE WAS RUNNING OUT OF FUEL, DECIDED TO PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AT NOBLESVILLE AIRPORT, WHICH WAS NEARBY. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT TURN ON CARBURETOR HEAT. ON APPROACH, THE PILOT FOUND HIMSELF TO BE LONG AND FAST WITH A FENCE LINE AND FURTHER AWAY, HOMES COMING UP, SO HE DECIDED TO GO AROUND TO THE LEFT. HE RAISED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND TRIED TO ADD POWER BUT HAD NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE. IN A LEFT TURN, WITHOUT POWER, THE LEFT WING TIP IMPACTED A SOY BEAN FIELD WHICH WAS NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. IT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SWING AROUND A LITTLE AND THE MAIN GEAR HIT THE GROUND, THEN THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE NOSE GEAR THEN BROKE AWAY CAUSING THE NOSE TO DIG IN AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI04CA194Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportNoblesville, INThe pilot's failure to select carburetor heat and his failure to maintain airspeed resulting in a stall. Factors were unstabilized approach the aircraft's low altitude, and the weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing.Jul 25, 2004 · Substantial damage