Two survive forced landing in Lodi, Wisconsin.
Cessna 210 similar to accident aircraft. Photo by Adrian Pingstone.
A single-engine, high-wing plane crashed landed in a Wisconsin field after the engine’s oil pressure dropped. The accident occurred Monday (June 22, 2009) at 7:30 PM local time. The Cessna 210M Centurion (registration N994RA) had two people on board at the time of the accident and both survived with minor injuries.
Pilot James Miller and passenger Taylor Elenburg were both returning from an aerial electronic surveillance trip that their employer, Mar-Tech Engineering, was performing for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and were flying at 3,000 feet when oil pressure began to drop quickly in the plane. They were originally headed to an airport in Madison, Wisconsin. Before the engine seized, the pilot notified Air Traffic Control (ATC) of their situation and declared an emergency as they attempted to find nearby Lodi Lakeland Airport (9WN5) in Lodi, Wisconsin. When the pilot realized they were not going to get to an airport, he landed the plane in a field behind Lodi High School. The gear-up landing was a little rough, but both occupants were OK. The Cessna 210 suffered propeller and undercarriage damage. A streak of oil could be seen from the oil access panel on top of the engine cowling all the way past the windshield.
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