20021109035629A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182N · Wheatfield, IN · November 9, 2002

Date: November 9, 2002 · 10:41 local
Place: Wheatfield, IN
Airport: Flying J Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N253R
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03LA020
Reported as: Cessna 182N

N253RRegistration cancelled Jan 31, 2006 · Cessna 182NS/N 182-60281 · Built 1970 Airframe modelCessna 182N Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff from grass strip, runway 27 at Flying J Airport (IN61). Winds were reported at vpz, located 20 miles north of IN61, at 10:01 EST, gusting 18 to 24MPH as 210 degrees. Pilot was unable to handle crosswind.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHES SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM GRASS STRIP, RUNWAY 27 AT FLYING J AIRPORT (IN61). WINDS WERE REPORTED AT VPZ, LOCATED 20 MILES NORTH OF IN61, AT 10:01 EST, GUSTING 18 TO 24MPH AS 210 DEGREES. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO HANDLE CROSSWIND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI03LA020Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWheatfield, INThe pilot not maintaining aircraft control and the pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting wind condition. Factors to the accident were the gusting wind condition and the inadvertent stall at a low altitude.Nov 9, 2002 · Substantial damage