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20040409006151A

Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · New Munster, WI · April 9, 2004

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Date
April 9, 2004
Place
New Munster, WI
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N73213
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI04LA104
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
409 total319 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N73213Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17267332Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 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) On 04/09/04 at 7:30 cdst, a Cessna 172 had a mid air collision with a Cessna 182. The 172 sustained substantial damage and the Cessna 182 received minor damage. Each aircraft made an uneventful landing. The pilots did not report any injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. Neither pilot has filed a flight plan. On 04/15/04 the pilot of the 172 was interviewed via telephone. He stated that he was in level flight at 2500 feet and on the 340-degree heading when he was struck in the tail by another aircraft. He stated that he did not see the other aircraft before or during impact. He stated that at first he thought he had hit a bird. He stated that three or four seconds later he saw a plane approximately 500 feet above him and to this left. He described it as a "hit wing Cessna." He stated he turned toward it, unsure of whether it had him him. He performed a controllability check of his aircraft while checking to see if the other aircraft was in distress. He stated he proceeded to burlington, WI airport (buu) and landed on runway 29. The damage to the 172 is approximately the top 8 inches of the vertical stabilizer and rudder missing bend in the upper portion and of the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The damage to the 182 is the firewall and fairing that surrounds the nose gear. End

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 04/09/04 AT 7:30 CDST, A CESSNA 172 HAD A MID AIR COLLISION WITH A CESSNA 182. THE 172 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE CESSNA 182 RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. EACH AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THE PILOTS DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NEITHER PILOT HAS FILED A FLIGHT PLAN. ON 04/15/04 THE PILOT OF THE 172 WAS INTERVIEWED VIA TELEPHONE. HE STATED THAT HE WAS IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT 2500 FEET AND ON THE 340-DEGREE HEADING WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN THE TAIL BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT SEE THE OTHER AIRCRAFT BEFORE OR DURING IMPACT. HE STATED THAT AT FIRST HE THOUGHT HE HAD HIT A BIRD. HE STATED THAT THREE OR FOUR SECONDS LATER HE SAW A PLANE APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET ABOVE HIM AND TO THIS LEFT. HE DESCRIBED IT AS A "HIT WING CESSNA." HE STATED HE TURNED TOWARD IT, UNSURE OF WHETHER IT HAD HIM HIM. HE PERFORMED A CONTROLLABILITY CHECK OF HIS AIRCRAFT WHILE CHECKING TO SEE IF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT WAS IN DISTRESS. HE STATED HE PROCEEDED TO BURLINGTON, WI AIRPORT (BUU) AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 29. THE DAMAGE TO THE 172 IS APPROXIMATELY THE TOP 8 INCHES OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER MISSING BEND IN THE UPPER PORTION AND OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER. THE DAMAGE TO THE 182 IS THE FIREWALL AND FAIRING THAT SURROUNDS THE NOSE GEAR. END

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 CHI04LA104Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNew Munster, WIVisual lookout not maintained by the pilots of both airplanes.Apr 10, 2004 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N355BDCessna 182SAccident 20040409006152A · Minor damage