# Accident 20160414005259A: Cessna 182R, Houghton Lake, MI, April 14, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2016, 09:35 local time
- Place: Houghton Lake, MI
- Airport: Houghton Lake, Mi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5222° N, 85.1031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5222&lon=-85.1031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N958HP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N958HP-2023-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 21,290 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160414005259A

## Narrative

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

ON ROUTINE PIPELINE PATROL 25 MILES NW OF HOUGHTON LAKE AIRPORT (HTL), ON A DEADHEAD LEG FROM BAY CITY TO KALKASKA AT 2,000' MSL OBSERVED A FLOCK OF GEESE 100' TO 200' HIGHER, BEGAN A  SLOW SHALLOW DESCENDING LEFT TURN INTENDING TO INCREASE VERTICAL SEPARATION & PASS BEHIND (SOUTH OF), FLOCK, GEESE WERE STILL 1/2 TO 3/4 MILE AWAY. GOOSE THAT STRUCK AIRPLANE WAS AWAY FROM THE REST, UNSEEN. PASSED ABOVE / THROUGH PROPELLER (PROP UNTOUCHED),HIT WINDSCREEN AT TOP & SLIGHTLY RIGHT OF CENTER.

DESTROYED WINDSCREEN, BROKE OFF COMPASS & RIGHT SUN VISOR,PASSED OVER COPILOTS SEAT, IMPACTED TOP RIGHT SIDE REAR SEAT BACKREST, FORCING IT REARWARD & CONTINUED THROUGH PANEL INTO TAIL SECTION, COMING TO REST WITHIN CONTROL CABLES.

THE GPS TRACKER WENT OFFLINE AT 0917, IMPACT SEPARATED ITS POWER CABLE. PILOT SQUAWKED 7700 AND  DECLARED EMERGENCY ON 121.5, PILOT WAS UNABLE TO HEAR ATC REPLY CLEARLY DUE TO WIND NOISE BUT UNDERSTOOD ENOUGH TO CONTACT MINN. CENTER ON 125.47. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO HEAR THEIR REPLY EITHER. INFORMED THEM OF POSITION & INTENTIONS. AN AIRLINE CREW THEN RELAYED COMM.. AIRLINE CREW WAS LOUD ENOUGH TO ENABLE COMMUNICATIONS. PILOT REDECLARED EMERGENCY THROUGH RELAY & REQUESTED EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT. LANDED SAFELY AT HTL.

## 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 GAA16CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA196), Apr 14, 2016: Cessna 182 (N958HP), Moorestown, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight bird strike, which resulted in wind screen damage.

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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