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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Rhinelander, WI · July 1, 2008

Date: July 1, 2008 · 12:30 local
Place: Rhinelander, WI
Airport: Rhinelander-Oneida County
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2295Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI08CA188
Reported as: Cessna 177
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total20 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N2295YRegistered now · Cessna 177S/N 17700095 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 177 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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 pilot and two passengers arrived at krhi; topped off the aircraft fuel tanks; left the aircraft unlocked and unattended for a short while; and then had planned to depart east on their flight back to millerburg, MI. The pilot stated that he did an engine run-up and departed runway 27. While in a climbing turn toward the east, the pilot stated had reduced power and the lost engine power. The aircraft was at approximately 1500 feet above the ground when the pilot chedk the fuel mixture, applied carburetor heat, and planned a return to runway 27 at krhi. Realizing that the aircraft would not reach the airport, the pilot selected a soccer field, just east of runway 27, as his emergency landing area. The aircraft touched down on the edge of one soccer field, crossed over a dirt berm dividing the two fields, and came to a stop in the second field.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS ARRIVED AT KRHI; TOPPED OFF THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS; LEFT THE AIRCRAFT UNLOCKED AND UNATTENDED FOR A SHORT WHILE; AND THEN HAD PLANNED TO DEPART EAST ON THEIR FLIGHT BACK TO MILLERBURG, MI. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID AN ENGINE RUN-UP AND DEPARTED RUNWAY 27. WHILE IN A CLIMBING TURN TOWARD THE EAST, THE PILOT STATED HAD REDUCED POWER AND THE LOST ENGINE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WHEN THE PILOT CHEDK THE FUEL MIXTURE, APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, AND PLANNED A RETURN TO RUNWAY 27 AT KRHI. REALIZING THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT REACH THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT SELECTED A SOCCER FIELD, JUST EAST OF RUNWAY 27, AS HIS EMERGENCY LANDING AREA. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE EDGE OF ONE SOCCER FIELD, CROSSED OVER A DIRT BERM DIVIDING THE TWO FIELDS, AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE SECOND FIELD.

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 CHI08CA188Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRhinelander, WIThe loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. A factor was the berm encountered during the forced landing.Jul 1, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2295Y · 1

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

Accident 19870902056099AFinal Approach · Genoa, ILDamage indicates a stall on final caused hard landing short of unlighted runway. No engine malfunction.Sep 2, 1987 · Substantial damage