- Date
- May 17, 1987, 17:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place
- Wamego, KS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8789TCessna 182C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870517013669A
- Case key
- 34382
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The PIC had been airborne in the LCL area to let parachute jumpers jump fm his acft. To lose alt quickly the PIC performed a prolonged slip. On the final app the eng quit and alt was insufficient to reach the rwy for lndg. The off arpt lndg was unsuccessful. The PIC stated that the poss cause of the acc was improper fuel flow resulting fm the slip and the abbormal attitude associated with it. It was also imcumbant upon the PIC for a safe lndg to have selected the proper fuel posn by referring to the owner's manual. The owner's manual cautions abt proper fuel selector positioning. Fuel selector on 'both' is required for all but straight and level flt. The fuel selector was found posnd to 'off' during insp of the acft and 10 gal of fuel was found in the rt tank. No fuel was found in the left tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8789T
- Reported as
- Cessna 182C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 52689
- Airframe hours
- 5,026
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- Bill Dawes Aviation,Inc.
- Registered owner
- William H Dawes
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 1, 1987 · 46 hours before
- Departed
- 69K
- Destination
- 69K
- Airport
- 69K · Wamego, runway 17, 3,170 × 30 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 19
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 245 total · 46 in this make and model · 209 as pilot in command · 74 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TOP, 30 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.