# NTSB CHI06CA203: Cessna 182, N6155B, Napoleon, MI, July 18, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 18, 2006, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: Napoleon, MI - Coordinates: 42.170833, -84.259719 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1708&lon=-84.2597&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 29, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Belleville, MI FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 64378 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI06CA203 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64378/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA203 ## Probable cause The pilot failed to perform a go-around which resulted in landing long on the airstrip. Factors associated with the accident were the tailwind, the pilot's selection of runway direction, the fence posts, the fence, and the trees which were contacted. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, landing - aborted - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (contributing factor) - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - proper touchdown point - exceeded, pilot in command (cause) - aborted landing - attempted, pilot in command - object - fence post (contributing factor) - object - fence (contributing factor) - object - tree(s) (contributing factor) - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - aborted - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The airplane contacted fence posts, a fence, and a tree during an aborted landing. The pilot reported that he made a go around on his first landing approach because he was coming in high and long. He stated that the second approach was high, but he landed on the runway. He stated that he felt he did not have enough runway left to stop so he added full power. The pilot reported that he did not receive the expected response from the airplane, so he pulled the power off and landed the airplane back on the runway. Inspection of the grass airstrip and airplane revealed ground tracks began more than half way down the 2,740 foot long runway and right of the runway center. The ground scars indicate the left wing contacted the ground and the airplane slid to the left back toward the centerline. The tire tracks disappeared approximately 120 feet from the end of the runway. The airplane then contacted several fence posts, separating a tip of one of the propeller blades. Ground marks indicated the right wing then contacted the ground prior to the airplane contacting a chain link fence and a fence post. The leading edge of the right wing then contacted a tree trunk about 6 feet above ground level, separating the outboard section of the wing. The airplane continued for a short distance prior to striking smaller trees and coming to rest. The landing was being made on runway 27 and the pilot reported the winds were from 040 degrees at 7 knots. ## Factual narrative The airplane contacted fence posts, a fence, and a tree during an aborted landing. The pilot reported he made a go around on his first landing approach because he was coming in high and long. He stated the second approach was high, but he landed on the runway. He stated he felt he did not have enough runway left to stop so he added full power. The pilot reported he did not receive the expected response from the airplane, so he pulled the power off and landed the airplane back on the runway. An inspector from the Federal Aviation Administration, Belleville, Michigan, Flight Standards District Office examined the grass airstrip and the airplane after the accident. The inspector reported the ground tracks began more than half way down the 2,740 foot long runway and right of the runway center. The inspector reported that ground scars indicate the left wing contacted the ground and the airplane slid to the left back toward the centerline. He reported the tire tracks disappeared approximately 120 feet from the end of the runway. The airplane then contacted several fence posts, separating a tip of one of the propeller blades. Ground marks indicate the right wing then contacted the ground prior to the airplane contacting a chain link fence and a fence post. The leading edge of the right wing then contacted a tree trunk about 6 feet above ground level, separating the outboard section of the wing. The airplane continued for a short distance prior to striking smaller trees and coming to rest. The landing was being made on runway 27 and the pilot reported the winds were from 040 degrees at 7 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6155B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6155B), registered now, S/N 34155, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182 - Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 34155 - Engines: Continental O-470 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Michael J. Pelzer - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: D95, Lapeer, MI - Destination: 3NP, Napoleon, MI ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 40; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1; flight hours: 1,030 total, 4 in this make and model, 945 as pilot in command, 64 in the last 90 days, 28 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 40° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 30.11 inHg - Observed at: JXN ## 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 20060718026899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060718026899A), Jul 18, 2006: Cessna 182A, Napoleon, MI, Destroyed. (-23) On July 19/20, 2006, this office was conducting an accident investigation at the Napoleon, MI airport (3NP), involving a Cessna 182A, N6155B, serial… ## Other investigations on N6155B (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 MIA86LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA158), May 14, 1986: Cessna 182A (N6155B), Winter Haven, FL, substantial damage 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. 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