# Accident 20011221036539A: Cessna 182P, Elkhart, IN, December 21, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2001, 18:15 local time
- Place: Elkhart, IN
- Airport: Mishawaka Pilots Club Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7194° N, 85.9793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7194&lon=-85.9793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58797, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58797-2002-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011221036539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT OF N58797 HIT A PICK-UP TRUCK ON CR 20 WHILE LANDING ON RW 21 AT MISHAWAKA PILOTS CLUB (3C1) AIRPORT. MINOR INJURIES TO PILOT AND DRIVER OF PICK-UP TRUCK. AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. (.19) ON DECEMBER 21, 2001, AT 1820 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 182P, N58797, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, COLLIDED WITH A PICK-UP TRUCK WHILE ON SHORT FINAL TO LAND ON RUNWAY 21 AT THE MISHAWAKA PILOT'S CLUB AIRPORT, ELKHART, INDIANA. THE PILOT AND THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK BOTH RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE MISHAWAKA AIRPORT, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN.

## 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 CHI02LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA055), Dec 21, 2001: Cessna 182P (N58797), Elkhart, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot allowed the airplane's altitude to get too low while on final approach. A factor associated with the accident was the pickup truck which the airplane struck.

## Other reports on N58797 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920311021849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920311021849I), Mar 11, 1992: Cessna 182P (N58797), Elkhart, IN, Minor damage. Propeller hit taxiway light while taxiing for takeoff. Found nick on propeller at destination.

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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