# Accident 20220805014139A: Cessna 182Q, Benton, KS, August 5, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2022, 11:08 local time
- Place: Benton, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7746° N, 97.1131° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7746&lon=-97.1131&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97683, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97683-2023-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 589 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA367) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220805014139A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LLOYD STEARMAN FIELD BENTON, KS (1K1) HEADING FOR KIMBERLING CITY AIRPORT (M)64) KIMBERLING CITY, KS AT APPROXIMATELY 10:45 AM ON 08-05-2022.  AFTER DEPARTURE, TO THE SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE INTENDED DESTINATION, THE AIRCRAFT REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 300 TO 500 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND THE ENGINE LOST POWER FOR UNKNOWN REASON(S).  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT.  THE PILOT REALIZED THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY AND ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET TO THE EAST OF THE AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A PLOWED FIELD.

AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR FORK WAS SHEARED FROM THE NOSE GEAR STRUT.  THE NOSE STRUT DUG INTO THE SOFT DIRT AND BROKE LOOSE FROM THE FIREWALL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT NOSE AND PROPELLER DIGGING INTO THE DIRT.  THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL OVER ONTO ITS TOP.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER IT CAME TO REST ON ITS TOP.

## 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 CEN22LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA367), Aug 5, 2022: Cessna 182 (N97683), Benton, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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