# NTSB CHI07CA264: Cessna 182, N52998, Jasper, MN, August 10, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: August 10, 2007, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Jasper, MN
- Coordinates: 43.718334, -96.429168
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7183&lon=-96.4292&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 2007
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 66804
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI07CA264
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66804/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA264

## Probable cause

The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight.  The false indication of the fuel remaining in the fuel tanks and the corn crop were factors.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
  - fuel system,fuel quantity float/sensor - false indication (contributing factor)
- Forced landing, emergency descent/landing
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, emergency descent/landing
  - terrain condition - crop (contributing factor)

## Analysis

The airplane sustained substantial damage during a forced landing to a cornfield after a loss of engine power.  The pilot reported that he had departed from a grass airstrip with the fuel selector set to the right fuel tank.  He reported that the fuel gauges indicated that most of the fuel on board the airplane was in the right fuel tank, and "very little" fuel in the left fuel tank.  He reported that the engine lost power "shortly after takeoff," and he executed a forced landing to a cornfield.  The inspection of the airplane revealed that there was about 20 gallons of fuel in the left fuel tank.  When electric power was applied to the airplane, the right fuel gauge read 1/2 fuel remaining and the left fuel gauge indicated low fuel.  The airplane's Pilot's Operating Handbook (POH) stated that the fuel selector should be set to BOTH during takeoff.

## Factual narrative

The airplane sustained substantial damage during a forced landing to a cornfield after a loss of engine power.  The pilot reported that he had departed from a grass airstrip with the fuel selector set to the right fuel tank.  He reported that the fuel gauges indicated that most of the fuel on board the airplane was in the right fuel tank, and "very little" fuel in the left fuel tank.  He reported that the engine quit "shortly after takeoff," and he executed a forced landing to a cornfield.  The inspection of the airplane revealed that there was about 20 gallons of fuel in the left fuel tank.  When electric power was applied to the airplane, the right fuel gauge read 1/2 fuel remaining and the left fuel gauge indicated low fuel.  The airplane's Pilot's Operating Handbook (POH) stated that the fuel selector should be set to BOTH during takeoff.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52998](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52998), registered now, S/N 18262996, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18262996
- Engines: Continental IO-470-F27 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Frank W. Frauenhoff
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: Jasper, MN
- Destination: LYV, Laverne, MN

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 942 total, 233 in this make and model, 844 as pilot in command, 79 in the last 90 days, 28 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 20070810020099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070810020099A), Aug 10, 2007: Cessna 182P, Jasper, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated shortly after take off the engine quit. An attempt was made to return to the private grass strip, but he decided to perform an emergency…

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.

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