# NTSB CHI02LA055: Cessna 182P, N58797, Elkhart, IN, December 21, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: December 21, 2001, 18:15 local (23:15 UTC) - Place: Elkhart, IN - Coordinates: 41.719394, -85.97927 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7194&lon=-85.9793&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor; on the ground: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report August 28, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 53947 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI02LA055 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/53947/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA055 ## Probable cause The pilot allowed the airplane's altitude to get too low while on final approach. A factor associated with the accident was the pickup truck which the airplane struck. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - object - vehicle (contributing factor) - altitude - low, pilot in command (cause) - Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - Nose over, other ## Analysis The airplane contacted the passenger side of a pickup truck while on short final approach. Neither the pilot nor the driver of the truck saw each other prior to the accident. Witnesses reported seeing the airplane "too low" on final approach just prior to the collision. The witnesses reported that the nose gear of the airplane contacted the side of the truck. The airplane then contacted the ground and nosed over. The end of the runway is approximately 50 feet from the south edge of the road. The runway had a 200 foot displaced threshold. ## Factual narrative On December 21, 2001, at 1815 eastern standard time, a Cessna 182P, N58797, collided with a pickup truck while on short final approach to land on runway 21 (2,243 feet by 40 feet, asphalt) at the Mishawaka Pilots Club Airport, Elkhart, Indiana. The private pilot received serious injuries and the driver of the pickup truck received minor injuries. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions with no flight plan. The flight originated from Ann Arbor, Michigan, at 1715 eastern standard time. The pilot reported, "Turned Final 1200 MSL. Established final glide path. Reported to have hit roof of pickup truck on road below glide path." The driver of the pickup truck reported, "I was driving west on CR 20 when all of the sudden I heard and felt a big crash. I did not know what had happen. I heard the noise and felt it, then the next thing I know I came to a stop by some mailboxes. I made it out of the truck and finally got a man to stop. He is the one who told me a plane had hit me." Two witnesses reported seeing the accident. Both reported the airplane was approaching the airport "too low." They reported that the nose gear of the airplane contacted the passenger side of the pickup truck. They reported the airplane then contacted the ground between the road and the end of the runway. They said it contacted the ground nose first then it nosed over. The end of the runway is approximately 50 feet from the south edge of the road. The runway had a 200 foot displaced threshold. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N58797](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58797-2002-03-01), registration cancelled 2002-03-01, S/N 18262302, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182P - Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18262302 - Airframe hours: 4985 - Engines: Continental O-470-R-15 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Donald C. Camp - Registered owner: Mishawaka Air Activities, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, December 19, 2001, 0 hours before - Departed: ARB, Ann Arbor, MI - Destination: 3C1, Elkhart, IN - Airport: 3C1, Mishawaka Pilots Club, runway 21, 2,243 × 40 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 77; injuries: serious; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review April 27, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 988 total, 293 in this make and model, 900 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 37 °F - Altimeter: 30.29 inHg - Observed at: EKM, 6 nm away ## 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 20011221036539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011221036539A), Dec 21, 2001: Cessna 182P, Elkhart, IN, No damage. (-23) Pilot of N58797 hit a pick-up truck on cr 20 while landing on rw 21 at Mishawaka Pilots Club (3C1) airport. Minor injuries to pilot and driver of pick-up… From the NTSB's public API. 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