Cessna 182 N5792B

Summary

On 26 June 2016 at about 20:45 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N5792B, operated by Jacquin Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Kankakee, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 June 2016 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Kankakee, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Greater Kankakee (IKK)

Coordinates

41.0614, -87.8386

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N5792B

Category

Airplane

Year built

1956

Engines

1

Operator

Jacquin Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Skydiving

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kankakee → Kankakee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN16LA235

Nobody was injured.

Aa total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from the low level of fuel unporting during a rapid spiraling descent.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot reported that, after dropping off skydivers, he made a rapid spiraling descent back to the airport. The pilot added that, because the wind had changed such that it resulted in a tailwind, he initiated a go-around during the landing approach; however, when he advanced the throttle, the engine initially surged and then lost power. The pilot made a forced landing in a corn field near the end of the runway. After the accident, the pilot drained about 7 gallons of fuel from the airplane. Fuel was present in the carburetor, but the gascolator bowl was empty. No other anomalies were noted. It is likely that the low level of fuel unported during the rapid spiraling descent, which led to the subsequent fuel starvation to the engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.