# Accident 20040705016989A: Cessna 182N, Lancaster, WI, July 5, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2004, 17:30 local time
- Place: Lancaster, WI
- Airport: Lancaster Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8303° N, 90.6808° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8303&lon=-90.6808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92422, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92422) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 450 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040705016989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 5, 2004, AT 1715 CDT, AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP ON WINDSWEPT ANGUS FARMS, 3 MILES NORTH OF LANCASTER, WI AIRPORT (79C), A CESSNA 182, N92422, OPERATED BY STEVEN R. LOPES, PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NO.388743103, LANDED HARD BREAKING THE NOSE WHEEL AND NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE PASSENGER ON BOARD. THE PART 91 FLIGHT WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE WEATHER WAS VMC AND THE WINDS WERE EASTERLY AT 10 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 15 KTS.

## 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 CHI04CA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA174), Jul 5, 2004: Cessna 182N (N92422), Lancaster, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty winds and his improper flare. The wind gusts were a contributing factor.

## Other reports on N92422 (2)

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

- [Accident 19750426011369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750426011369A), Apr 26, 1975: Cessna 182N (N92422), Hickory, NC, Substantial damage. Practice cap mission. Nose gr,bracing and firewall bent. Acft dropped in fm 8-10FT.wind gusting 18K.
- [Accident 19740317009239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740317009239A), Mar 17, 1974: Cessna 182N (N92422), St Simons Is, GA, Substantial damage. Acft dropped in fm abt 5-10 ft.

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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