EAST TROY, WI, USA
N71383
CESSNA 182M
THE AIRCRAFT WAS CRUISING AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET AGL WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. THE PLT STATED THAT HE ADDED CARBURETOR HEAT AND LEANED THE MIXTURE, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGH. THE PLT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE PILOT SUCCESSFULLY LANDED AND TAXIED OUT OF THE FIELD ONTO A STREET AND ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM A ROAD IN A SUBDIVISION DURING DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITIONS. HE STATED THE ACFT HAD JUST BECOMEAIRBORNE WHEN THE NOSEWHEEL STRUCK UPWARD SLOPING GROUND IN A VACANT LOT. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE ACFT CAME TO REST ON THE SLOPE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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