# NTSB CHI76DEP14: Cessna 182, N71248, Ft Atkinson, WI, August 30, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1975
- Place: Ft Atkinson, WI · FT ATKINSON, WI
- Location: 42.9140° N, 88.8551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Atkinson, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9140&lon=-88.8551&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151120
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEP14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEP14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3153  75/8/30    FT ATKINSON,WI      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 359
        TIME - 1445                    N71248              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 261 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT ATKINSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DIXON,IL                    FT ATKINSON,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      1700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- BOTH WG TIPS SCRAPED THE RWY. ACFT RAN INTO BEAN FIELD. WIND GUSTY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71248](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71248), registered now, S/N 18259550 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (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: Ft Atkinson

## 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 19750830028449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750830028449A), Aug 30, 1975: Cessna 182M, Ft Atkinson, WI, Substantial damage. Both wg tips scraped the rwy. Acft ran into bean field. Wind gusty.

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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