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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182P · Mchenry, IL · July 17, 2009

Date: July 17, 2009 · 16:45 local
Place: Mchenry, IL
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7482Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09CA448
Reported as: Cessna 182P
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,508 total271 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N7482QRegistration cancelled Apr 17, 2014 · Cessna 182PS/N 18261122 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 182P Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot needed to move the airplane because his bay was going to be dredged. He intended to move the airplane to the east side of pistakee lake. He did not procure a weather briefing. He had one passenger who had not flown before. Drizzle was falling when he started and taxied for takeoff. The wind was from the west southwest. He took off to the southwest. Takeoff speed about 45 knots, climb speed about 80 knots. After takeoff he encountered heavy rain and gusty winds. He had no visibility through the windshield, due to the rain. The pilot elected to land to the east, downwind. Speed on landing was such that he contacted a dock at pistakee marina at a speed of about 20 knots. No injuries and slight damage to the dock.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT NEEDED TO MOVE THE AIRPLANE BECAUSE HIS BAY WAS GOING TO BE DREDGED. HE INTENDED TO MOVE THE AIRPLANE TO THE EAST SIDE OF PISTAKEE LAKE. HE DID NOT PROCURE A WEATHER BRIEFING. HE HAD ONE PASSENGER WHO HAD NOT FLOWN BEFORE. DRIZZLE WAS FALLING WHEN HE STARTED AND TAXIED FOR TAKEOFF. THE WIND WAS FROM THE WEST SOUTHWEST. HE TOOK OFF TO THE SOUTHWEST. TAKEOFF SPEED ABOUT 45 KNOTS, CLIMB SPEED ABOUT 80 KNOTS. AFTER TAKEOFF HE ENCOUNTERED HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. HE HAD NO VISIBILITY THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, DUE TO THE RAIN. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND TO THE EAST, DOWNWIND. SPEED ON LANDING WAS SUCH THAT HE CONTACTED A DOCK AT PISTAKEE MARINA AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 20 KNOTS. NO INJURIES AND SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE DOCK.

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 CEN09CA448Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFox Lake, ILThe pilot's inadequate flight planning and continued flight into adverse weather resulting in the collision with the pier during landing.Jul 17, 2009 · Substantial damage