# Accident 20120305003459A: Piper PA-22-150, Mukwonago, WI, March 5, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2012, 14:27 local time
- Place: Mukwonago, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7806° N, 88.3907° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7806&lon=-88.3907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6849B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6849B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 952 total, 371 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120305003459A

## Narrative

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

MARCH 5, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1417 LOCAL TIME N6849B A 1956 PIPER PA-22-150 ENROUTE FROM EPHRAIM WISCONSIN (3D2) TO BURLINGTON WISCONSIN (BUU) EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES SOUTH WEST OF WAUKESHA WISCONSIN AND 5 MILES NORTH EAST OF EAST TROY (57C). THE PRIVATE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT REPORTED THE LOSS OF POWER TO MILWAUKEE (MKE) ATCT WHILE DESCENDING TO 2500' FROM 4500'. WHILE TRYING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT 57C THE AIRCRAFT LANDED 5 MILES NORTH EAST OF 57C IN THE MUKWONAGO RIVER 2 MILES EAST OF MUKWONAGO WISCONSIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. LOCAL WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 19009 10 CLR M02/M07 3031.

## 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 CEN12LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA182), Mar 5, 2012: Piper PA-22-150 (N6849B), East Troy, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N6849B (1)

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

- [Accident 20200809009879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200809009879A), Aug 9, 2020: Piper PA-22-150 (N6849B), Burlington, WI, Destroyed. On August 9, 2020 at approximately 14:37 pm the PIC departed Burlington Municipal Airport (kbuu)using runway 19 a grass runway. The pilot said he did a normal…

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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