# Accident 20020531038049A: Cessna 182J, Lacrosse, WI, May 31, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2002, 17:15 local time
- Place: Lacrosse, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0522° N, 91.3825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0522&lon=-91.3825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3027F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3027F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,800 total, 500 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020531038049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 31, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:21 PM A CESSNA 182J N3027F FLOWN BY CHARLES SEVERSON HIT POWER LINES WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH. MR. SEVERSON COMPLETED A LOCAL FLIGHT AND WAS ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 27 WHEN HITTING THE POWER LINES. THE POWER LINE POLES ARE ABOUT 35 FEET HIGH AND ARE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 660 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER HITTING THE POWER LINE, THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP IN A PLOWED FIELD AND CAME TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS A BENT PROP, NOSE WHEEL, COWLING AND FIRE WALL. THREE (3) PEOPLE WERE ON BOARD WITH MINOR INJURY TO ONE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH HE WAS FLYING DIRECTLY INTO THE SUN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 CHI02LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA146), May 31, 2002: Cessna 182J (N3027F), Galesville, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain clearance with the wires while on final approach. Factors associated with the accident were the low altitude, the downdraft, and the wires which the airplane contacted.

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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