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FAA accident report · Cessna 182K · Rensselaer, IN · September 30, 2016

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Date
September 30, 2016 · 18:54 local
Place
Rensselaer, IN
Airport
Culp Farms Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2508Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN16CA390
Reported as
Cessna 182K
Reported engine
Continental Motor O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,904 total2,400 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N2508QRegistration cancelled May 17, 2017 · Cessna 182KS/N 18257708 · Built 1966Airframe modelCessna 182KEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The flight was planned as a part 91 flight. The pilot in command (PIC) attempted to land on runway 09 at Culp Farms Airport (4IN8), a turf runway, at approximately 1854 local time. The closest reported weather

At Rensselaer, IN (krzl) was sky clear, winds 020 degrees at 6 knots. Sunset for that day was 1833 local time.

As the PIC began an approach to landing, the aircraft lined up on the runway left of centerline. As the aircraft neared the runway, the left wing struck the corn in the adjacent field. As the landing continued,

The aircraft wing continued to strike the corn for approximately another 160 feet until the aircraft veered into the field and came to a stop inverted approximately 30 feet north of the runway edge. The PIC suffered a broken nose and there was no post crash fire.

The distance between the edge of the cornfield and state road 16 is approximately 90 feet. The wing span on N2508Q is 36 feet. The PIC first impacted the corn stalks approximately 9.5 feet into the field. This would indicate the aircraft landed approximately 25 feet from the centerline of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

THE FLIGHT WAS PLANNED AS A PART 91 FLIGHT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 09 AT CULP FARMS AIRPORT (4IN8), A TURF RUNWAY, AT APPROXIMATELY 1854 LOCAL TIME. THE CLOSEST REPORTED WEATHER

AT RENSSELAER, IN (KRZL) WAS SKY CLEAR, WINDS 020 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS. SUNSET FOR THAT DAY WAS 1833 LOCAL TIME.

AS THE PIC BEGAN AN APPROACH TO LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT LINED UP ON THE RUNWAY LEFT OF CENTERLINE. AS THE AIRCRAFT NEARED THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE CORN IN THE ADJACENT FIELD. AS THE LANDING CONTINUED,

THE AIRCRAFT WING CONTINUED TO STRIKE THE CORN FOR APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 160 FEET UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO THE FIELD AND CAME TO A STOP INVERTED APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET NORTH OF THE RUNWAY EDGE. THE PIC SUFFERED A BROKEN NOSE AND THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE EDGE OF THE CORNFIELD AND STATE ROAD 16 IS APPROXIMATELY 90 FEET. THE WING SPAN ON N2508Q IS 36 FEET. THE PIC FIRST IMPACTED THE CORN STALKS APPROXIMATELY 9.5 FEET INTO THE FIELD. THIS WOULD INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY.

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 CEN16CA390Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportRensselaer, INThe pilot's improper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in the left wing's subsequent impact with a cornfield.Sep 30, 2016 · Substantial damage