# Accident 19960323004849A: Cessna 182H, East Jordan, MI, March 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1996, 14:30 local time
- Place: East Jordan, MI
- Airport: East Jordan City Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1494° N, 85.1301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1494&lon=-85.1301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8427S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8427S-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Reported engine: CONT IO470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 322 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960323004849A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

IMPACTED SNOWBANK SHORT OF RUNWAY IN STEEP DESCENT. NO FURTHER DETAILS. (-23) AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SMALL SNOW BANK AROUND THE RUNWAY END LIGHTS IN A STEEP DESCENT. PROPELLER APPEARS NOT TO HAVE BEEN UNDER POWER BASED ON DAMAGE TO IT. POWER CONTROLS WERE IN HIGH POWER FULL FORWARD POSITION AFTER IMPACT. FLAPS WERE IN 0 DEGREE POSITION. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MASSIVE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI96LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA115), Mar 23, 1996: Cessna 182H (N8427S), East Jordan, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the terrain during the landing. Factors related to the accident were the snow covered ice pile at the end of the runway and the pilot's perception of…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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