CHI74FEE28

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Polo, IL · October 19, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 19, 1973
Place
Polo, IL · POLO, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2093XCessna 182
Status
Completed · report November 29, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19731019034179A
Case key
188291

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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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3-3186  73/10/19   POLO,ILL            CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 4981
        TIME - 1345                    N2093X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 830 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RADIO RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST CHICAGO,ILL            POLO,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PIC INITIATED GO-AROUND ABT 500-800FT BFR END OF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N2093X
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Radio Ranch

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.