# NTSB CHI78FET33: Cessna 182M, N92125, Chesterton, IN, August 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1978
- Place: Chesterton, IN · CHESTERTON, IN
- Location: 41.5998° N, 87.0550° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterton, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5998&lon=-87.0550&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139395
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FET33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FET33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3711   78/8/7    CHESTERTON,IN       CESSNA 182M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 612
        TIME - 1730                    N92125              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 503 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BODIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANDUSKY,OH                 VALPARAISO,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N92125](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92125), registered now, S/N 18260055, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- 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: Bodin

## 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 19780807023839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780807023839A), Aug 7, 1978: Cessna 182M, Chesterton, IN, 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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