# Accident 20051204028909A: Cessna 182E, Leavenworth, KS, December 4, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2005, 15:05 local time
- Place: Leavenworth, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2272° N, 94.9511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2272&lon=-94.9511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123F-2018-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051204028909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT WHEN PILOT BECAME ILL AND DISORIENTED. PILOT ELECTED TO ATTEMPT AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A FIELD. AFTER SHEARING OFF THE NOSE GEAR, THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE ON A NORTHERLY HEADING. THE LOWER ENGINE COWL, PROPELLER, FIREWALL AND WINDSHIELD RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, EXTENT OF PILOT INJURY IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME. ALL WERE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL, WHERE THE PILOT REMAINS AT THIS TIME.

## 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 DEN06CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA021), Dec 4, 2005: Cessna 182E (N123F), Lansing, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control during the forced landing which resulted in a collision with terrain. A contributing factor was the pilot becoming ill during cruise flight.

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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