# Accident 19960517023659A: Cessna 182R, Jacksonville, IL, May 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1996, 11:40 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, IL
- Airport: Jacksonville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7206° N, 90.2291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7206&lon=-90.2291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N661SP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 125 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96TA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96TA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960517023659A

## Narrative

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

TROUBLE WITH CROSSWIND GUSTS. TRIED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL BY USING YOKE AS AUTO CONTROL. WING HIT RUNWAY. NOSED OVER. (-23) ON 05/17/96, AT APPROXIMATELY 1140 CDT, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE JACKSONVILLE, IL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET FROM THE LEFT EDGE OF RUNWAY 13. THIS WAS A PART 91 FLIGHT TO PICK UP A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FOR AN INSTRUMENT TRAINING FLIGHT. THE SOLO PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CHI96TA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96TA160), May 17, 1996: Cessna 182 (N661SP), Jacksonville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper compensation for the crosswind condition. A factor in the accident was the crosswind conditions which existed.

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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