What happened
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(-23) On August 6, 2005, at 1700 CST a Cessna CE-182A, N3845D, crashed short of the runway during final approach to 73C, Lancaster, WI. The commercial pilot privacy data omitted received a minor injury and the aircraft sustained minor damage. The aircraft was being operated in skydiving operations under 14 CFR part 91 when the incident occurred. The aircraft was returning to the departure airport following the release of four skydivers. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. Pilot had dropped jumpers from 10,000 feet. He reduced power to idle, placed carburetor heat-on, pulled propeller control to low RPM. Entered pattern at 1000 AGL, left downwind for runway 18, pushed propeller control to high RPM. Throttle was still at idle. Reduced airspeed to 90 knots, added 10 degrees of flap, turned downwind at approximately 500 feet AGL. Pilot realized he would need to add a little power as aircraft would end up "short" for the runway. No response from engine as throttle was pushed in. Pumped throttle twice with no response. Pilot performed emergency checklist, still no power from engine. Pumped throttle two more times with no response. Began emergency approach to corn field. Pilot flared aircraft as corn stalks began to hit main gear. Aircraft slowed rapidly. As aircraft touched down, nose gear sheared off and aircraft went inverted. Minor damage to cowling and spinner. Minor injuries to pilot's lip.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 6, 2005, AT 1700 CST A CESSNA CE-182A, N3845D, CRASHED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY DURING FINAL APPROACH TO 73C, LANCASTER, WI. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ RECEIVED A MINOR INJURY AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED IN SKYDIVING OPERATIONS UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF FOUR SKYDIVERS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. PILOT HAD DROPPED JUMPERS FROM 10,000 FEET. HE REDUCED POWER TO IDLE, PLACED CARBURETOR HEAT-ON, PULLED PROPELLER CONTROL TO LOW RPM. ENTERED PATTERN AT 1000 AGL, LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 18, PUSHED PROPELLER CONTROL TO HIGH RPM. THROTTLE WAS STILL AT IDLE. REDUCED AIRSPEED TO 90 KNOTS, ADDED 10 DEGREES OF FLAP, TURNED DOWNWIND AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL. PILOT REALIZED HE WOULD NEED TO ADD A LITTLE POWER AS AIRCRAFT WOULD END UP "SHORT" FOR THE RUNWAY. NO RESPONSE FROM ENGINE AS THROTTLE WAS PUSHED IN. PUMPED THROTTLE TWICE WITH NO RESPONSE. PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, STILL NO POWER FROM ENGINE. PUMPED THROTTLE TWO MORE TIMES WITH NO RESPONSE. BEGAN EMERGENCY APPROACH TO CORN FIELD. PILOT FLARED AIRCRAFT AS CORN STALKS BEGAN TO HIT MAIN GEAR. AIRCRAFT SLOWED RAPIDLY. AS AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF AND AIRCRAFT WENT INVERTED. MINOR DAMAGE TO COWLING AND SPINNER. MINOR INJURIES TO PILOT'S LIP.
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