# Accident 19981022039289A: Cessna 182Q, Pound, WI, October 22, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1998, 17:40 local time
- Place: Pound, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0902° N, 88.0298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0902&lon=-88.0298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N759CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N759CT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981022039289A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON OCTOBER 22, 1998, AT 1740 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182Q, N759CT, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN WHILE LANDING AT TACHICK FIELD, POUND, WISCONSIN. THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN 5 FEET SHORT OF THE 2,000 FOOT LONG GRASS AIRSTRIP. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, AT 1610 CDT. (-23) CESSNA 182, N759CT DEPARTED ST. PAUL DOWNTOWN AIRPORT, ST PAUL MINNESOTA AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 CDT ON OCTOBER 22, 1998 ON A VFR PERSONAL BUSINESS FLIGHT TO POUND, WISCONSIN.  THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT, HENRY TACHICK, STATED THAT ON FINAL APPROACH, LANDING TO THE WEST, AT HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP (WS29), HE WAS BLINDED BY THE SUN.  HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.  HE REPORTED THE PROPELLER THEN STRUCK THE GROUND.  NEITHER MR. TACHICK, OR HIS PASSENGER WERE INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, PROPELLER AND FIRE WALL.

## 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 CHI99LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA011), Oct 22, 1998: Cessna 182Q (N759CT), Pound, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged the proper touchdown point and subsequently landed short of the runway. Factors associated with the accident were the haze, sunglare, the lack of visual perception, and the uphill…

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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