# Accident 20190309001079A: Cessna 177RG, Land O Lakes, WI, March 9, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2019, 12:45 local time
- Place: Land O Lakes, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1892° N, 89.2506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1892&lon=-89.2506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52047, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52047-2021-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,720 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190309001079A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 9, 2019 AT 1245 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA MODEL 177 AIRCRAFT, REGISTERED TO A PARTNERSHIP AND OPERATED BY ONE OF THE OWNERS, EXPEREINCED A LOSS OF POWER WHILE ENROUTE FROM OGM TO EGV AIRPORT. AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING WAS MADE ON MARSH LAKE WHICH WAS FROZEN AT THE TIME.  IT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET OF SNOW ON TOP OF THE ICE.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE PLANNED WHEELS UP LANDING.  THIS LANDING SITE IS APPROXIMATELY 2.5 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHWEST OF THE LAND O' LAKES AIRPORT (KLNL) LOCATED IN LAND O' LAKES, WISCONSIN.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.  PILOT WAS UNINJURED, HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM KOGM.  WEATHER AT LAND OF LAKES AIRPORT WAS REPORTED AT 1735UTC WAS WIND 140 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS. CLEAR, TEMPERATURE 01, DEWPOINT -05, ALTIMETER 2987. RMK AO2.

## 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 GAA19CA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA166), Mar 9, 2019: Cessna 177RG (N52047), Land O' Lakes, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of engine power.

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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