- Date
- November 9, 1979
- Place
- West Milton, OH · WEST MILTON, OH
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1907XCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791109030839A
- Case key
- 133986
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2423 79/11/9 NR.WEST MILTON,OH CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 2808 TIME - 1530 N1907X PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 830 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TROY SKYPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OSKALOOSA,IA WEST MILTON,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - FOG TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 48 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 180 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- MISTOOK JONES ACRES FOR DESTN ARPT.LNDD IN GRASS FLD NR RWY.ENTERED PLOWED FLD TO AVOID RUF TRRN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1907X
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Troy Skypark
N1907XRegistration cancelled Aug 20, 2012 · Cessna 182HAirframe modelCessna 182HEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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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.