# NTSB CHI02LA090: Cessna 182J, N3090F, Springfield, IL, March 13, 2002

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 12, 2002, 18:30 local (Mar 13, 2002, 00:30 UTC)
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Coordinates: 39.849143, -89.649078 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8491&lon=-89.6491&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 2002
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: FAA-Springfield, Illinois-FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 54337
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI02LA090
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54337/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54337
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA090

## Probable cause

The pilot not maintaining clearance from a fence while taxiing.  The fence was a factor.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, taxi - from landing
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - fence (contributing factor)

## Analysis

The left wing of the airplane struck a fence while being taxied to the parking area after a flight.  The pilot listed no mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane.  The ramp are was not marked with taxi stripes.

## Factual narrative

On March 12, 2002, at 1830 central standard time, a Cessna 182J, N3090F, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when the aircraft struck a fence while taxiing at the Capital Airport, Springfield, Illinois.  The airplane was being taxied to the parking area after returning from a flight when the wing struck a fence.  The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions and was not on a flight plan.  The pilot was not injured.  The local flight originated at 1745.

In a written statement, the pilot said that he was taxiing on a part of the ramp that had no taxi stripes.  He said that he, "...thought he was over far enough from the fence."  The left wing of the airplane struck the fence causing substantial damage.  In his report, the pilot listed no mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3090F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3090F), registered now, S/N 18257190 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 182J
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18257190
- Airframe hours: 6655
- Engines: Continental O-470R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Springfield Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 6, 2001, 172 hours before
- Departed: SPI, Springfield, IL
- Airport: SPI, Capital

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review October 20, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 289 total, 55 in this make and model, 240 as pilot in command, 0 in the last 90 days, 0 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,400 ft overcast
- Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter: 29.97 inHg
- Observed at: SPI

## 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 20020312037869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020312037869A), Mar 12, 2002: Cessna 182J, Springfield, IL, No damage. (-23) The pilot of N3090F taxied the aircraft into a chain link fence whileinbound from the active runway to parking. The aircraft sustained damage to the left…

## Other investigations on N3090F (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 CHI75FEV38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEV38), Jun 19, 1975: Cessna 182 (N3090F), Peoria, IL, substantial damage

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 9, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54337. 1.7 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40392679&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.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.

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