# NTSB CHI82IA284: Cessna 182P, N21254, Oshkosh, WI, July 31, 1982

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: July 31, 1982, 07:39 local (12:39 UTC)
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Location: 44.0232° N, 88.5623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oshkosh, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0232&lon=-88.5623&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72117
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82IA284
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72117/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82IA284

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanical, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Ditching, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE PILOT ENTERED TRAFFIC PATTERN DOWNWIND AS NUMBER 3 FOR LANDING. TRAFFIC PATTERN SPACING REQUIRED A THREE MILE FINAL APPROACH OVER LAKE WINNEBAGO. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO SLOWER AIRCRAFT PRECEEDING HIM AND THAT SPACING BETWEEN AIRCRAFT WAS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN. FULL FLAPS AND CARBURETOR HEAT WAS APPLIED AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ENGINE "STARTED RUNNING ROUGH". FULL THROTTLE WAS APPLIED BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN OUT OF THE PATTERN AND "THE AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE DECREASED QUICKLY". THE PILOT THEN STALLED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE LAKE. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE DISCLOSED NO MALFUNCTION TO THE ENGINE OPERATION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21254](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21254), registered now, S/N 18261519, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- 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: 18261519
- Airframe hours: 1728
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 250 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Edwin Pyle III
- Registered owner: Edwin Pyle III
- Departed: COVINGTON, KY
- Destination: OSHKOSH, WI
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: OSH, Wittman Field, runway 27, 5,215 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 378 total, 259 in this make and model, 327 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: GRB, 40 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).

- [Incident 19820731067519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820731067519I), Jul 31, 1982: Cessna 182P, Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. Aircraft was ditched in lake when engine ran rough and lost power on low slow approach. Possible carburetor ice.

## Other investigations on N21254 (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 ERA25LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA104), Jan 17, 2025: Cessna 182 (N21254), Smyrna, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate approach path, resulting in the airplane contacting a tree during a landing approach at night.

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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