# NTSB CHI73FEE61: Cessna 182, N5718B, Rochelle, IL, June 2, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1973
- Place: Rochelle, IL · ROCHELLE, IL
- Location: 41.9198° N, 89.0623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochelle, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9198&lon=-89.0623&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190324
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEE61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1449   73/6/2    ROCHELLE,ILL        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 72, 4002
        TIME - 0840                    N5718B              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1600 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHULTZ FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          W.CHICAGO,ILL               ROCHELLE,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT FERRY FLT FOR BRAKE REPAIR.NOSE GR ENTRD WET SOFT GND,BROKE.PLT DELAYED BRAKE APPLICATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5718B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5718B), registered now, S/N 33718, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Schultz Field

## 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 19730602017349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730602017349A), Jun 2, 1973: Cessna 182, Rochelle, IL, Substantial damage. Acft ferry flt for brake repair. Nose gr entrd wet soft gnd,broke. Plt delayed brake application.

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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