CHI76DEP25

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Milwaukee, WI · February 6, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 6, 1976
Place
Milwaukee, WI · MILWAUKEE, WI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3142RCessna 182
Status
Completed · report March 15, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760206002159A
Case key
152880

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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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3-0252   76/2/6    MILWAUKEE,WI        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 190
        TIME - 1913                    N3142R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMMERMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CEDAR RAPIDS,IA             MILWAUKEE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           14                                                      270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND RAISED R WING ON 2ND LNDG ACFT MOVED TO L SIDE OF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N3142R
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Timmerman

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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.