# NTSB CHI07LA204: Cessna 182K, N2579R, Edgerton, WI, July 9, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 9, 2007, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Edgerton, WI - Coordinates: 42.872776, -89.075553 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8728&lon=-89.0756&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 30, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 66178 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI07LA204 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66178/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA204 ## Probable cause The reported non-mechanical loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during cruise and the excessive airspeed the pilot maintained during the approach for the forced landing. Factors were the loss of electrical power during cruise and the high vegetation that was impacted during the forced landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, cruise - electrical system,alternator - loose part/bolt/nut/clamp/etc (contributing factor) - Loss of engine power, cruise - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - Forced landing, descent - emergency - In flight collision with terrain/water, emergency descent/landing - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor) - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The Cessna 182 airplane sustained substantial damage on impact with terrain during a forced landing following a loss of electrical power and reported loss of engine power during cruise. The pilot's accident report, in part, stated, "Coming in at about 140 at the threshold of 36 I had to force it to the ground causing it to porpoise when I got all landing gear on turf I was still going fast and was at the end of the runway. With a road and a house just a few hundred feet ahead I decided to turn into the corn on my left to stop." A post accident examination of the wreckage revealed a loose alternator wire. The engine was subsequently started and ran. The approach speed with no flaps for the 182K is 80 to 90 MPH. ## Factual narrative On July 9, 2007, about 1230 central daylight time, a Cessna 182K, N2579R, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage on impact with terrain during a forced landing at the Jana Airport, near Edgerton, Wisconsin, following a loss of electrical power and reported loss of engine power during cruise. The personal flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The pilot and one passenger sustained no injuries. The pilot reported that one passenger sustained minor injury. The flight originated from the Merrill Municipal Airport, near Merrill, Wisconsin, about 1100 and was destined for the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport, near Janesville, Wisconsin. The pilot's accident report, in part, stated: [Twenty miles northwest] of Janesville I reported my position with information Zulu to Janesville approach. At that time my radios went dead along with all electrical so I decided to divert to Fort Atkinson (61C) a non towered paved strip. Southwest of Edgerton my engine failed so I found Jana (58C) on my Garmin 296 hand held GPS for an emergency landing. With no electric I could not use flaps and was at 800 ft on short final for [runway] 36 - a 2,300 ft grass strip. Coming in at about 140 at the threshold of 36 I had to force it to the ground causing it to porpoise when I got all landing gear on turf I was still going fast and was at the end of the runway. With a road and a house just a few hundred feet ahead I decided to turn into the corn on my left to stop. Federal Aviation Administration Inspectors examined the wreckage. A loose alternator wire was found. The engine was subsequently started on-scene and ran. The approach speed with no flaps for the 182K is 80 to 90 MPH. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2579R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2579R-2009-10-22), registration cancelled 2009-10-22, S/N 18258279 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182K - Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18258279 - Airframe hours: 6887.8 - Engines: Continental O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: New Testament Church Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 1, 2007 - Departed: RRL, Merrill, WI - Destination: JVL, Janesville, WI - Airport: 58C, Jana, runway 36, 2,305 × 135 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 1, 2006; seat: left; flight hours: 330 total, 230 in this make and model, 262 as pilot in command, 26 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 250° at 6 knots - Visibility: 8 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft broken - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 73 °F - Altimeter: 29.79 inHg - Observed at: KJVL, 15 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 20070709019989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070709019989A), Jul 9, 2007: Cessna 182K, Edgerton, WI, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated he lost electrical power and 10 minutes later his engine quit. While attempting an emergency landing at jana airport (58C), the aircraft… 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.