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Accident · Minor damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 182S · 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, second aircraft
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N355BD
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI04LA104
Reported as
Cessna 182S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
391 total138 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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 04/09/2004 at 7:30 cdst, a Cessna 182 had a mid-air collision with a Cessna 172. The Cessna 182 sustained minor damage and the Cessna 172 sustained substantial damage. Each aircraft made uneventful landings. The pilots did not report any injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. Neither pilot had filed a flight plan. On 04/10/04 the pilot of the Cessna 182 was interviewed and the aircraft inspected for damage. The aircraft received damage to the firewall and the nose gear fairing. The pilot stated he was performing a steep turn of 45-degree bank angle. He stated that he was heading approximately south after a 360-degree turn. He stated that he was clearing as he turned. He stated that as he began rolling out of the turn he saw another aircraft in his 2-O'CLOCK position. He stated that it was below him, heading about 310-degrees. He stated he did not have time to attempt to avoid the collision. He then indicated he checked the flight controls, the engine instruments and the status of the other aircraft and returned to his home field. Damage to the aircraft indicates the nose wheel of the 182 contacted the right side of the 172 vertical stabilizer and rudder. The damage to the 172 is approximately the top 8 inches of the vertical stabilizer and rudder missing and a bend in the upper portion of the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The damage to the 182 is to the firewall and fairing that surrounds the nose gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 04/09/2004 AT 7:30 CDST, A CESSNA 182 HAD A MID-AIR COLLISION WITH A CESSNA 172. THE CESSNA 182 SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE CESSNA 172 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. EACH AIRCRAFT MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDINGS. THE PILOTS DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NEITHER PILOT HAD FILED A FLIGHT PLAN. ON 04/10/04 THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 182 WAS INTERVIEWED AND THE AIRCRAFT INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND THE NOSE GEAR FAIRING. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS PERFORMING A STEEP TURN OF 45-DEGREE BANK ANGLE. HE STATED THAT HE WAS HEADING APPROXIMATELY SOUTH AFTER A 360-DEGREE TURN. HE STATED THAT HE WAS CLEARING AS HE TURNED. HE STATED THAT AS HE BEGAN ROLLING OUT OF THE TURN HE SAW ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN HIS 2-O'CLOCK POSITION. HE STATED THAT IT WAS BELOW HIM, HEADING ABOUT 310-DEGREES. HE STATED HE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO ATTEMPT TO AVOID THE COLLISION. HE THEN INDICATED HE CHECKED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, THE ENGINE INSTRUMENTS AND THE STATUS OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT AND RETURNED TO HIS HOME FIELD. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INDICATES THE NOSE WHEEL OF THE 182 CONTACTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE 172 VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER. THE DAMAGE TO THE 172 IS APPROXIMATELY THE TOP 8 INCHES OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER MISSING AND A BEND IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER. THE DAMAGE TO THE 182 IS TO THE FIREWALL AND FAIRING THAT SURROUNDS THE NOSE GEAR.

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.

N73213Cessna 172MAccident 20040409006151A · Substantial damage