# NTSB MKC82DA100: Cessna 182B, N5392B, Milford, IA, June 12, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 12, 1982, 11:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place: Milford, IA
- Location: 43.3406° N, 95.1467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milford, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3406&lon=-95.1467&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA100
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71707/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA100

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, go-around (vfr)
  - fluid,fuel - low level (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - low pass - performed, pilot in command
  - go-around - performed, pilot in command
  - weather condition - turbulence,clear air (contributing factor)
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
- Forced landing, go-around (vfr)
  - emergency procedure - attempted, pilot in command
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS LOW ON FUEL AND WAS FLYING OVER THE AIRSTRIP BEFORE LANDING TO DROP A BANNER THAT HE WAS TOWING. SHORTLY AFTER THE BANNER WAS RELEASED, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GO INTO A STEEP BANK. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND ELECTED TO LAND IN A HAY FIELD BESIDE THE RUNWAY. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND IN THE "BOTH" POSITION, THE LEFT TANK WAS EMPTY, AND THE RIGHT TANK HAD 2 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING. FUEL COULD BE DRAINED FROM THE FUEL FILTER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5392B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5392B-2013-07-19), registration cancelled 2013-07-19, S/N 33392, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 33392
- Airframe hours: 2575
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-L 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: Kevin Dudley, Busines And Spor
- Registered owner: Business And Sport Aviation, I
- Departed: MILFORD, IA
- Destination: MILFORD, IA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 28; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 758 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 158 °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 19820612021869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820612021869A), Jun 12, 1982: Cessna 182, Milford, IA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel over airport, after dropping a banner. Crash landed in a hayfield adjacent to runway.

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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