# NTSB CHI78FEK15: Cessna 182J, N8598S, Plain City, OH, May 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1978
- Place: Plain City, OH · PLAIN CITY, OH
- Location: 40.1085° N, 83.2690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plain City, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1085&lon=-83.2690&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147551
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEK15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEK15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0926   78/5/2    PLAIN CITY,OH       CESSNA 182J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 322
        TIME - 1200                    N8598S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MITCHELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARYSVILLE,OH               PLAIN CITY,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8598S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8598S), registered now, S/N 18256698, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (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: Mitchell

## 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 19780502014479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780502014479A), May 2, 1978: Cessna 182H, Plain City, OH, Substantial damage

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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