# Incident 20041226034719I: Cessna 177A, Manitowish Wtrs, WI, December 26, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2004, 09:45 local time
- Place: Manitowish Wtrs, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1349° N, 89.8877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manitowish Waters, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1349&lon=-89.8877&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30487, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30487) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177A (registry code 2073706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041226034719I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APPROACH INTO THE MANITOWISH WATERS, (D25), AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT ENGINE SPUTTERED AND LOST POWER. PILOT ATTEMPTED RESTART PROCEDURES WITH NO SUCCESS. PILOT SELECTED A FIELD FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. ENGINE MOMENTARILY RESTARTED AS HE LOWERED NOSE TO GAIN AIRSPEED AND THEN QUIT AGAIN. PILOT INDICATED THAT FUEL GAUGES INDICATED EMPTY AND THAT HE HAD EXHAUSTED THE FUEL SUPPLY. PILOT PERFORMED A SOFT FIELD LANDING TO A MARSHY FIELD. AS NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, IT FAILED AND AIRCRAFT OVERTURNED. MINIMUM DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT DUE TO SOFT FIELD AND HEAVY SNOW COVER. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGERS.

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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