# NTSB CHI00LA031: Cessna 182, N5388B, Shelbyville, IN, November 16, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 15, 1999, 22:08 local (Nov 16, 1999, 03:08 UTC) - Place: Shelbyville, IN - Coordinates: 39.520923, -85.769912 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5209&lon=-85.7699&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 30, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 47782 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA031 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47782/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA031 ## Probable cause the inadequate preflight planning by the pilot and the exhaustion of usable fuel. A factor was the drainage ditch encountered on landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause) - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - Forced landing, emergency landing - Nose over, landing - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot made a forced landing following a loss of engine power. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunction. He also stated that the landing was normal until he encountered a drainage ditch that caused the plane to nose over. A postaccident examination of the aircraft by a Federal Aviation Administration Inspector revealed no evidence of fuel within the fuel tanks. The fuel tanks were found to be intact. No preexisting anomalies were found with respect to the airframe, engine or systems. ## Factual narrative On November 15, 1999, at 2208 eastern standard time, a Cessna 182, N5388B, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing near Shelbyville, Indiana. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and was operating on an instrument flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, reported no injuries. The flight departed from the Winder-Barrow Airport, Winder, Georgia, and was en route to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport (UMP), Indianapolis, Indiana. While inbound to UMP, the pilot reported that the aircraft engine was running rough and advised controllers that he would divert to the Shelbyville Municipal Airport (GEZ), Shelbyville, Indiana. The pilot then reported to controllers that he was not going to make it to the airport. Radar contact was lost as the pilot was leaving 1300 feet mean sea level altitude. A postaccident examination of the aircraft by a Federal Aviation Administration Inspector revealed no evidence of fuel within the fuel tanks. The fuel tanks were found to be intact. No preexisting anomalies were found with respect to the airframe, engine or systems. In a written report, the pilot reported no mechanical malfunction. He also stated that the landing was "... normal until I [the pilot] encountered a drainage ditch that caused the plane to nose over". ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5388B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5388B), registered now, S/N 33388, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182 - Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 33388 - Airframe hours: 1220 - Engines: Continental O-470 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Joseph C. Traynor - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 12, 1999, 75 hours before - Departed: WDR, WINDER, GA - Destination: UMP, INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: GEZ, Shelbyville Municipal ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 43; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 300 total, 99 in this make and model, 207 as pilot in command, 71 in the last 90 days, 23 in the last 30 days, 8 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark - Wind: 360° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken - Temperature: 46 °F, dew point 25 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: IND, 24 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19991115045799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991115045799A), Nov 15, 1999: Cessna 182, Shelbyville, IN, No damage. (-23)During his return flight from orlando Florida [privacy data omitted] started experiencing engine trouble. His engine stopped and he landed in a corn… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.