CHI01LA315

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182M · Marshall, WI · September 11, 2001

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
September 10, 2001, 21:10 local (Sep 11, 2001, 02:10 UTC)
Place
Marshall, WI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N92071Cessna 182M
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Night
Status
Completed · report April 1, 2003
Report
Approved by Office Director
Parties
Federal Aviation Administration - Milwaukee FSDO
FAA report
20010910026249A
Case key
53478

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Probable cause

The pilot misjudged his altitude and airspeed and landed long. A factor was the wet grass.

Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

OverrunLanding - roll
Airspeed - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Altitude - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Terrain condition - grass
Terrain condition - wetFactor

Analysis

The airplane was substantially damaged when it overran the end of the runway while landing. The airplane landed on runway 18 (2,800 feet by 65 feet, turf) and the pilot was unable to stop the airplane prior to the end of the runway. The pilot reported that the length of the runway grass was approximately 6-7 inches high and was dew covered. The pilot reported that he had approximately 1,800 feet of runway remaining after his touchdown and that he believes that he needed about 1,900 feet of runway to stop. The pilot stated, "Dew covered grass requires a greatly increased roll out distance."

Factual narrative

On September 10, 2001, at 2110 central daylight time, a Cessna 182M, N92071, piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage during landing rollout when it overran the end of runway 18 (2,800 feet by 65 feet, turf) at the Mathaire Field Airport, Marshall, Wisconsin. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The pilot and his single passenger reported no injuries. The flight originated from Madison, Wisconsin, at 2055.

According to the pilot's report concerning the accident, the length of the runway grass was approximately 6-7 inches high and was dew covered. The pilot reported that he had approximately 1,800 feet of runway remaining after his touchdown and that he believes that he needed about 1,900 feet of runway to stop. The pilot stated, "Dew covered grass requires a greatly increased roll out distance."

Aircraft

Registration
N92071
Reported as
Cessna 182M
Category
Airplane
Serial number
182-60033
Airframe hours
3,779
Engine
Continental O-470-R, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Daniel Alexander MacDonald
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · July 14, 2001 · 70 hours before
Departed
MSN · Madison, WI
Destination
WI97 · Marshall, WI
Airport
WI97 · Mathaire Field Airport, runway 18, 2,800 × 65 ft, grass/turf

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
56
Injuries
None
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Last flight review
March 28, 2001
Seat
Left
Flight hours
603 total · 215 in this make and model · 603 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Night
Wind
Calm
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
54 °F, dew point 52 °F
Altimeter
30.22 inHg
Observed at
MSN, 14 nm away

FAA reports on this event · 1

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