# NTSB CHI78FEP10: Cessna 402, N15096, Milwaukee, WI, December 13, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 13, 1977
- Place: Milwaukee, WI · MILWAUKEE, WI
- Location: 43.0389° N, 87.9065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milwaukee, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0389&lon=-87.9065&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144392
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEP10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3907  77/12/13   MILWAUKEE,WI        CESSNA 402          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0630                    N15096              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      25, 4658 TOTAL HOURS, 48
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEN MITCHELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  MILWAUKEE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RAMP/TAXIWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N15096 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gen 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 19771213039859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771213039859A), Dec 13, 1977: Cessna 402CESSNA, Milwaukee, WI, 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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