# NTSB CHI02FA120: Cessna 182S, N293MA, Sheboygan, WI, May 3, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report - Date: May 3, 2002, 13:50 local (18:50 UTC) - Place: Sheboygan, WI - Coordinates: 43.769443, -87.851387 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7694&lon=-87.8514&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 1 fatal - Status: Completed, report April 18, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Cessna Aircraft Company, Lycoming Engines, FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 54631 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI02FA120 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54631/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54631 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA120 ## Probable cause The pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane during the go-around for undetermined reasons. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr) - weather condition - crosswind - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command - go-around - initiated, pilot in command - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - terrain condition - ground - Fire/explosion, other ## Analysis The airplane was destroyed by impact damage and fire when it contacted the terrain following a loss of control during a go-around on runway 21. Winds at the time of the accident were from 150 degrees at 9 knots. One witness reported seeing the airplane drifting to the right during the landing. He reported the pilot initiated a go-around and the airplane maintained an altitude of 10-20 feet above the ground for a brief period after which it gained altitude and entered a shallow bank to a heading of about 240 degrees. The airplane continued to climb to an altitude of "no more than 200 feet" then it entered a 40-60 degree right bank to a heading of about 020 degrees. He reported the airplane then began a descent and it started to "loose altitude rapidly." The witness reported he did not see any attempt to level the wings or stop the descent. Another witness reported the engine sounded normal and that the airplane was in a near 90 degree bank prior to impacting the ground. A third witness reported seeing the airplane about 100 feet above the ground. He said the airplane continued down the runway then it made a right turn near the intersection of runway 31. The turn continued until the airplane paralleled the south side of runway 31. He stated the airplane continued to parallel the runway until it reached the end of the runway at which time it made another right turn and descended into the terrain. He reported that it appeared to him that all the turns were coordinated. He reported that he did not see the flaps extended, nor did he notice any major aileron deflections. The cockpit area was destroyed by fire. Control cables from the elevator and rudder remained attached to the cockpit flight controls. The control cables to the wings were separated. The areas of separation exhibited "broom straw" signatures. Continuity of the cables was established from the fractured ends outboard to the flight control attachments and inboard to the cockpit flight controls. Two of the three propeller blades were bent back and twisted. The engine received fire and heat damage. Continuity was established throughout the engine and compression was achieved on all cylinders. ## Factual narrative HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 3, 2002, at 1350 central daylight time, a Cessna 182S, N293MA, being flown by a private pilot, collided with the terrain following a loss of control during a go-around on runway 21 (5,399 feet by 100 feet, grooved concrete) at the Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (SBM), Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The private pilot received fatal injuries. Impact forces and a post impact fire destroyed the airplane. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated from the Sheboygan County Memorial Airport, at approximately 1315. There were several witnesses to the accident. One witness, who was a pilot, reported seeing N293MA during its approach. He reported N293MA appeared a little fast, but on a proper glide path for landing. He reported the airplane then began drifting to the right side of the runway. The witness continued to state that it appeared the pilot initiated a go-around. The witness reported the airplane maintained an altitude of 10-20 feet above the ground for a brief period after which it gained altitude and entered a shallow bank to a heading of about 240 degrees. The airplane continued to climb to an altitude of "no more than 200 feet" then it entered a 40-60 degree right bank. The witness reported the airplane continued in the steep bank, turning to a heading of about 020 degrees. He reported the airplane then began a descent and it started to "loose altitude rapidly." The witness reported he did not see any attempt to level the wings or stop the descent. Another pilot witness, who was standing outside, reported the airplane departed runway 21. At an altitude of about 50 feet above the ground, the airplane began to bank to the right. He reported that the bank progressively got steeper. This witness reported, "The plane was too low to be banking this quickly." He reported that the airplane was in a near 90 degrees bank when he lost sight of it behind the trees. He reported the airplane was developing "good power" and there was no sputtering of the engine. In a telephone interview, another pilot reported seeing the accident. He stated he saw the airplane at an altitude of about 100 feet above the ground. He said the airplane continued down the runway then it made a right turn near the intersection of runway 31. The turn continued until the airplane paralleled the south side of runway 31. He stated the airplane continued to parallel the runway until it reached the end of the runway at which time it made another right turn and descended into the terrain. He reported that it appeared to him that all the turns were coordinated. He reported that he did not see the flaps extended, nor did he notice any major aileron deflections. He stated that he did not become concerned with the angle of bank until the last turn. Another pilot witness who was sitting in an airplane at the end of runway 21 reported the airplane touched down on the runway and the pilot initiated a go-around to the right. The airplane stayed parallel with runway 13-31 on a west heading in a slight right bank. He reported the bank increased as the airplane went along the runway. He reported the airplane then lost altitude and impacted the field, right wing first. Another pilot witness in an airplane at the end of the runway reported he was not sure if the airplane actually touched down on the runway or not. He reported seeing the airplane gain altitude and start a right turn. He reported, "The aircraft was established in a bank - I believe he then went level flight and crashed nose down." PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, age 61, held a private pilot certificate with an instrument rating. His private pilot certificate was issued on July 4, 1968, and the instrument rating was added on May 20, 2000. The pilot held a third class medical certificate dated September 25, 2001. This certificate contained the restriction, "Holder shall wear lenses that correct for distant vision and posses glasses that correct for near vision." The pilot's logbooks were not located after the accident. Pieces of burned paper, similar to that found in a logbook, were found in the wreckage. The pilot reported having 360 hours of flight time at the time of his last airmen medical examination on September 25, 2001. According to others who knew the pilot, he primarily flew N293MA since he purchased it. Records provided by Magnus Aviation show the pilot had flow N293MA 46.4 hours since October 2001. This would give the pilot a total flight time of approximately 406 hours. According to records supplied by Magnus Aviation, the pilot completed his last biennial flight review on May 20, 2000. Employees of Magnus Aviation reported that the pilot would frequently come to the airport during the day to fly the airplane if someone else didn't schedule it. An employee of Magnus Aviation, who saw the pilot just prior to the flight, stated that he appeared in good health, was in good spirits and, was happy to be going flying. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The aircraft was a Cessna 182S, serial number 18280228. N293MA had a tachometer time of 1464.4 hours prior to the accident flight. According to logbook records, the airplane received its last annual inspection on April 25, 2002, at a tachometer time of 1,463 hours. The airplane was powered by a 230-horsepower Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 engine. Logbook records show the engine received its last annual inspection on October 26, 2000, at a tachometer time of 1,047.4 hours. A 100-hour inspection was completed on April 25, 2002 at a tachometer time of 1,463 hours. The airplane had been flown 1.4 hours since the annual inspection on April 25, 2002. The airplane was last refueled on April 29, 2002, with 17.4 gallons of 100 low lead aviation fuel. The accident pilot was part owner of the airplane. He and two other partners purchased the airplane when it was new. The airplane was on a lease back agreement with Magnus Aviation. METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION The aviation routine weather report (METAR) at SBM showed the following weather conditions existed at 1353. Wind: 150 degrees magnetic at 9 knots Visibility: 10 statute miles Sky Condition: Clear Temperature: 10 degrees centigrade Dew Point: -1 degree centigrade Altimeter: 30.15 inches of mercury WRECKAGE AND IMPACT INFORMATION The accident occurred on airport property at the southeast corner of the intersection of Highland Road and Woodland Road. The wreckage was located at a point that was approximately 1,000 feet north of the departure end of runway 31. The initial ground scar was 50 feet long on a heading of 070 degrees. A portion of green glass was found in the ground scar, as was the right wing position/strobe light assembly. A 25-foot tall tree was located on the north side of the ground scar. There were freshly broken branches in the tree at a height of about 20 feet. A distinguishable gouge in the terrain was visible near the end of this initial ground scar. The left main cabin door was located approximately 20 feet from the end of the initial ground scar. The left wing position/strobe light assembly containing pieces of red glass, was located approximately 25 feet from the door, further along the wreckage path. The main wreckage came to rest about 35 feet from the left wing position/strobe light assembly. The airplane came to rest upright in an open plowed field. The upper portion of the airplane from the firewall aft to just behind the rear seats was destroyed by fire. The floor of the cabin area was damaged by the fire, although intact. The engine remained attached to its mounts, which remained partially attached to the firewall. The main landing gear remained intact with the carry through in place under the cockpit floor. The wheel pants had separated from the landing gear. The right main wh ## Aircraft - Registration: [N293MA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N293MA-2002-08-28), registration cancelled 2002-08-28, S/N 18280228, built 1998 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182S - Registry model: [Cessna 182S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (registry code 2072701) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18280228 - Airframe hours: 1463 - Engines: Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Asghar A. Shah - Registered owner: Riddle, Rohde ad Shah LLP - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 25, 2002, 1.4 hours before - Departed: SBM, Sheboygan, WI - Destination: SBM, Sheboygan, WI - Airport: SBM, Sheboygan County Memorial, runway 21, 5,399 × 100 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: fatal; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review May 20, 2000; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 406 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 50 °F, dew point 30 °F - Altimeter: 30.14 inHg - Observed at: SBM ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20020503010889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020503010889A), May 3, 2002: Cessna 182S, Sheboygan, WI, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On 3 may 2002, at 1350 CDT, at Sheboygan, WI, a Cessna 182, N293MA flown by asghar a. shah, was making an approach to runway 21. According to witnesses… ## Docket (29 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 13, 2003, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54631. 8.0 MB in all. - Record of Interviews and Witness Statements (item 1, .PDF, 364 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40438407&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Interviews%20and%20Witness%20Statements-Redacted.PDF - Airport Photo and Diagram (item 2, .PDF, 366 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40176030&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Airport%20Photo%20and%20Diagram-Master.PDF - Wreckage Diagram Prepared By Cessna (item 3, .PDF, 43 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40176031&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Wreckage%20Diagram%20Prepared%20By%20Cessna-Master.PDF - Sheboygan County Sheriff's Report (item 4, .PDF, 595 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40176032&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Sheboygan%20County%20Sheriff%27s%20Report-Master.PDF - Refueling Record (item 5, .PDF, 35 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40176033&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Refueling%20Record-Master.PDF - Pilot Records - Magnus Aviation (item 6, .PDF, 72 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40176034&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%20Records%20-%20Magnus%20Aviation-Master.PDF - Aircraft Records - Magnus Aviation (item 7, .PDF, 86 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40176035&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Aircraft%20Records%20-%20Magnus%20Aviation-Master.PDF - Engine Logbook Records (item 8, .PDF, 1.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40438408&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Engine%20Logbook%20Records-Redacted.PDF - Airframe Logbook Records (item 9, .PDF, 1.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40438409&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Airframe%20Logbook%20Records-Redacted.PDF - Toxicological Report (item 10, .PDF, 49 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40438410&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Toxicological%20Report-Redacted.PDF - Statement of Party Representatives to NTSB Investigation (item 11, .PDF, 314 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40438411&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Statement%20of%20Party%20Representatives%20to%20NTSB%20Investigation-Redacted.PDF - Release of Aircraft Wreckage, NTSB Form 6120.15 (item 12, .PDF, 43 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40438412&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Release%20of%20Aircraft%20Wreckage,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.15-Redacted.PDF - Photo 1. Aerial View of Accident Site (item 13, .PDF, 225 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40176042&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201.%20%20Aerial%20View%20of%20Accident%20Site-Master.PDF - Photo 2. View of Initial Ground Scar With Tree That Was Contacted (item 14, .PDF, 203 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40176043&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202.%20%20View%20of%20Initial%20Ground%20Scar%20With%20Tree%20That%20Was%20Contacted-Master.PDF - Photo 3. Fresh Breaks on Upper Tree Branches (item 15, .PDF, 195 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40176044&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%203.%20%20Fresh%20Breaks%20on%20Upper%20Tree%20Branches-Master.PDF - Photo 4. Initial Ground Scar With Wreckage in Background (item 16, .PDF, 202 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40176045&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%204.%20%20Initial%20Ground%20Scar%20With%20Wreckage%20in%20Background-Master.PDF - Photo 5. Right Front View of N293MA (item 17, .PDF, 173 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40176047&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%205.%20%20Right%20Front%20View%20of%20N293MA-Master.PDF - Photo 6. Left Side View of N293MA (item 18, .PDF, 250 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40176048&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%206.%20%20Left%20Side%20View%20of%20N293MA-Master.PDF - Photo 7. Rear Quartering View of N293MA (item 19, .PDF, 137 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40176049&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%207.%20%20Rear%20Quartering%20View%20of%20N293MA-Master.PDF - Photo 8. Engine and Propeller (item 20, .PDF, 228 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40176050&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%208.%20%20Engine%20and%20Propeller-Master.PDF - Photo 9. Propeller Blade With Separated Tip Which Was Found In Wreckage (item 21, .PDF, 202 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40176051&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%209.%20%20Propeller%20Blade%20With%20Separated%20Tip%20Which%20Was%20Found%20In%20Wreckage-Master.PDF - Photo 10. Right Wing (item 22, .PDF, 283 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40176052&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%2010.%20%20Right%20Wing-Master.PDF - Photo 11. Control Cables From Left Wing (item 23, .PDF, 200 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40176054&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%2011.%20%20Control%20Cables%20From%20Left%20Wing-Master.PDF - Photo 12. Control Cables From Right Wing (item 24, .PDF, 144 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40176055&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%2012.%20%20Control%20Cables%20From%20Right%20Wing-Master.PDF - Photo 13. Engine and Propeller (item 25, .PDF, 173 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40176056&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%2013.%20%20Engine%20and%20Propeller-Master.PDF - Photo 14. Engine and Propeller (item 26, .PDF, 175 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40176057&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%2014.%20%20Engine%20and%20Propeller-Master.PDF - Photo 15. Front View of Propeller and Engine (item 27, .PDF, 153 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40176058&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%2015.%20%20Front%20View%20of%20Propeller%20and%20Engine-Master.PDF - Photo 16. Inside of Right Magneto (item 28, .PDF, 145 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40176059&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%2016.%20%20Inside%20of%20Right%20Magneto-Master.PDF - Photo 17. Inside of Left Magneto (item 29, .PDF, 168 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40176060&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%2017.%20%20Inside%20of%20Left%20Magneto-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.