# Incident 20180722017569I: Cessna 182R, Wautoma, WI, July 22, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2018, 15:48 local time
- Place: Wautoma, WI
- Airport: Wautoma Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0431° N, 89.3057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WAUTOMA MUNI (Y50), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0431&lon=-89.3057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5456N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5456N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,551 total, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180722017569I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 22, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1420 CST, A CESSNA 182 N5456N S/N 18267727 DEPARTED (LSE) LA CROSSE WI ENROUTE TO (OSH) OSHKOSH WI. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO WAUTOMA WI (Y50) DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC ARRIVING FOR THE EAA AIRSHOW. THE PILOT STATED HE RECEIVED WEATHER AND WINDS AND ENTERED THE PATTERN AT WAUTOMA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT RUNWAY 31. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE AT THE OUTER ATTACH POINT TO THE CASTING. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL, NOSE WHEEL AND SKIDDING ON THE RH LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE PAVEMENT INTO THE GRASS/DIRT AND SKIDDED TO A STOP. WINDS WERE REPORTED FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 9 MPH. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N5456N (1)

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

- [Accident 19870404012802A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870404012802A), Apr 4, 1987: Cessna 182R (N5456N), Fullerton, CA, Substantial damage. The aircraft was struck from behind by N5690N while holding for takeoff.

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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