# NTSB CHI02LA146: Cessna 182J, N3027F, Galesville, WI, May 31, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 31, 2002, 17:05 local (22:05 UTC) - Place: Galesville, WI - Coordinates: 44.052223, -91.382499 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0522&lon=-91.3825&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 4, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration MKE FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 54835 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI02LA146 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54835/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54835 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA146 ## Probable cause The pilot failed to maintain clearance with the wires while on final approach. Factors associated with the accident were the low altitude, the downdraft, and the wires which the airplane contacted. ## 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 - wire,static (contributing factor) - weather condition - downdraft (contributing factor) - altitude - low, pilot in command (contributing factor) - remedial action - not successful, pilot in command - altitude/clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown - Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll ## Analysis The airplane collided with static wires on final approach to land. The pilot reported that he added power then the airplane encountered a downdraft while on base leg to land. He reported that on final approach another downdraft was encountered and he applied full power, but the airplane struck power lines with the nose gear. According to the pilot, a wire broke and another wire caught the aircraft and pulled it down. The pilot reported that after touchdown the nose gear folded back and the propeller struck the ground. The wind was reported to be 330 degrees at 9 knots at La Crosse Municipal Airport, La Crosse, Wisconsin which is 22 miles southeast of Carhart Farms Airport. ## Factual narrative On May 31, 2002, at 1705 central daylight time, a Cessna 182J, N3027F, owned and piloted by an airline transport rated pilot, sustained substantial damage when the aircraft struck power lines on final approach for runway 27 (2,500 feet by 50 feet, dry/turf) at Carhart Farms Airport, Galesville, Wisconsin. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot and his two passengers reported no injuries. The local flight had originated at Carhart Farms Airport at 1615. According to the pilot's written statement, upon returning to Carhart Farms Airport he turned to base leg, extended half flaps, and added some power. The pilot stated, "Just as I added power there was a down draft which caused me to add more power." He reported that upon turning to final approach, he applied full flaps and experienced "...another considerable down draft which caused me to go to full power nose up slightly ... about that time I caught the high lines with the nose gear." According to the pilot, "We slowed quickly but a wire broke and I got the nose back up another wire got tight and pulled us down." The pilot stated that after touchdown the nose gear folded back and the propeller struck the ground. The wind was reported to be 330 degrees at 9 knots at the La Crosse Municipal Airport, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 22 miles southeast of Carhart Farms Airport. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3027F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3027F), registered now, S/N 18257127, built 1966 (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: 18257127 - Engines: Continental O-470 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Charles G. Severson - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 4W18, Galesville, WI - Destination: 4WI8, Galesville, WI - Airport: 4WI8, Carhart Airport, runway 27, 2,500 × 50 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review November 4, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 25,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 15,000 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 330° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 39 °F - Altimeter: 29.76 inHg - Observed at: KLSE, 22 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 20020531038049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020531038049A), May 31, 2002: Cessna 182J, Lacrosse, WI, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 31, 2002 at approximately 5:21 pm a Cessna 182J N3027F flown by charles severson hit power lines while on final approach. Mr. Severson completed a… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 23, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54835. 407 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 407 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40439401&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. --- 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.