CHI75FEE22

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182M · Channahon, IL · September 9, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 9, 1974
Place
Channahon, IL · CHANNAHON, IL
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N91552Cessna 182M
Status
Completed · report December 10, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740909032899A
Case key
138696

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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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3-3576   74/9/9    CHANNAHON,ILL       CESSNA 182M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 421
        TIME - 0515                    N91552              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FROMM RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDLOTHIAN,ILL              CHANNAHON,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE/RADIO, LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          GROUND FOG                                               180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- HIT VERTICAL EXHAUST ON TRUCK.PLT USED ATIS OF ANOTHER ARPT FOR BRIEFING.

Aircraft

Registration
N91552
Reported as
Cessna 182M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fromm Rla

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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