# NTSB CHI94LA306: Cessna 182, N2452M, Indianapolis, IN, August 30, 1994 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 30, 1994, 10:45 local (15:45 UTC) - Place: Indianapolis, IN - Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 25, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 9662 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI94LA306 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/9662/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA306 ## Probable cause the pilot's improper use of the mixture control, the poorly planned approach and the inadvertent stall. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach - emergency procedure - simulated, pilot in command - mixture - improper use of, pilot in command (cause) - Forced landing, descent - emergency - planned approach - poor, pilot in command (cause) - Loss of control - in flight, descent - emergency - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - Nose over, other ## Analysis UPON REACHING HIS DESTINATION, THE PILOT DECIDED TO PRACTICE EMERGENCY ENGINE OUT PROCEDURES. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE BEGAN THE PROCEDURE BY PULLING THE MIXTURE CONTROL. ALL ENGINE POWER WAS LOST AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT PUT THE MIXTURE CONTROL BACK IN THE RICH POSITION BECAUSE THE PROPELLER HAD STOPPED SPINNING. HE ALSO DID NOT ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE BECAUSE HE WAS COMMITTED TO THE LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRPLANE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH AIRSPEED NOR ALTITUDE TO COMPLETE THE TURN FROM BASE TO FINAL. AFTER CLEARING A ROAD, THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE THEN BOUNCED, IMPACTED A BEAN FIELD ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY, AND BECAME INVERTED. ## Factual narrative On August 30, 1994, at 1045 central daylight time, a Cessna 182, N2452M, sustained substantial damage following a loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing at Indianapolis Brookside Airpark, Indianapolis, Indiana. The commercial pilot reported no injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight originated from Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport, Indianapolis, at 1035. The flight operated in visual meteorological conditions without flight plan. In a statement made to the FAA, the pilot reported that upon his arrival at Indianapolis Brookside, he decided to practice emergency engine out procedures. The pilot stated he began the procedure by pulling the mixture control. The airplane then lost all engine power and the pilot attempted to make an emergency landing on runway 24. The pilot stated he did not put the mixture control back in to the rich position because the propeller had stopped spinning. He also did not attempt to restart the engine because he stated he was committed to the landing. The pilot stated the airplane did not have enough airspeed nor altitude to complete the turn from base to final. After clearing a road, the airplane stalled and impacted the runway. After the initial impact, the airplane bounced, impacted a bean field adjacent to the runway, and became inverted. No preimpact mechanical abnormalities were reported by the pilot. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2452M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2452M-2010-06-02), registration cancelled 2010-06-02, S/N 18267014, built 1983 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182 - Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18267014 - Airframe hours: 4176 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-U 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Martinair, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 31, 1994, 100 hours before - Airport: I21, Indianapolis Brookside, runway 24, 3,152 × 90 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 37; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 4,109 total, 2,818 in this make and model, 4,015 as pilot in command, 236 in the last 90 days, 86 in the last 30 days, 8 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 3 knots - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F ## 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 19940830024439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940830024439A), Aug 30, 1994: Cessna 182Q, Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Pulled mixture to practice engine out at I21. Engine quit. Prop stopped. No restart. Stalled low turn to runway. From the NTSB's public API. 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