CHI70DBQ01

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Lawrenceville, IL · January 4, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 4, 1970
Place
Lawrenceville, IL · LAWRENCEVILLE, IL
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2309RCessna 182
Status
Completed · report June 18, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
142321

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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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3-0247   70/1/4    LAWRENCEVILLE,ILL   CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 198
        TIME - 2300                    N2309R              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAWRENCEVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HINSDALE,ILL                LAWRENCEVILLE,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          GROUND FOG                                               CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- PLT WAS ADVISED OF FOG AT ARPT PRIOR TO LDG. CLEAR ARPTS AVAILABLE. SNOW BANKED ON SIDES OF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N2309R
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lawrenceville

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