Cessna 182/A Crash Near Skiatook, Oklahoma (N4892D)

Accident Overview and Immediate Sequence of Events On May 23, 2009, at 1502 central daylight time, a Cessna 182/A, registration N4892D, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain near Skiatook, Oklahoma. The aircraft was operated by a private pilot and was conducting a commercial flight under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 without a filed flight plan. The local flight originated from Skiatook Municipal Airport (2F6) at approximately 1500. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and one passenger sustained minor injuries, while three other passengers were not injured. The pilot was conducting the flight in the furtherance of a business and was in the process of taking skydivers aloft when the accident occurred. The pilot stated that after departure, the airplane climbed to an altitude of approximately two hundred feet when the engine lost revolutions per minute (rpm) and the airplane began to descend. Due to the low altitude, the pilot was unable to maintain altitude or troubleshoot the problem and selected a grass field to perform a forced landing. During the approach to the emergency landing, the airplane struck a horizontal power cable, spun one hundred eighty degrees from its intended route of flight, and impacted the terrain. Both airplane wing leading edges sustained impact damage from the power line and were bent aft approximately ten degrees. The nose gear separated at the firewall, the fuselage was wrinkled and bent to the right at the passenger compartment, and one motor mount was broken.