CHI70D0089

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Sandusky, MI · June 29, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 29, 1969
Place
Sandusky, MI · SANDUSKY, MI
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5038DCessna 182
Status
Completed · report August 18, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173898

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1920  69/6/29    SANDUSKY,MICH       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 205
        TIME - 1700                    N5038D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 134 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARNOLD FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- HIT PIPER N3915P,SUB DMG.INTENTL GRND LOOP.MISREAD WIND SOCK.

Aircraft

Registration
N5038D
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Arnold Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.