- Date
- June 30, 1990, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Cornell, WI
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N41RPCessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900630023059A
- Case key
- 14698
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight resulted in a loss of engine power due to contamination in the fuel system.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot experienced a total loss of engine power during initial takeoff climb at approximately 200 feet AGL. There was no suitable terrain available for forced landing, so pilot attempted to return to field and impacted in soft, marshy area adjacent to departure end of runway. The investigation revealed that the aircraft fuel tanks, carburetor bowl, and gascolator were contaminated with water.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41RP
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18261389
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Edward P. Morgan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 1989
- Destination
- CGX · Chicago, IL
- Airport
- WI22 · Cornell Muni., runway 27, 2,540 × 45 ft
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 900 total · 150 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EAU, 23 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.