- Date
- February 20, 1981
- Place
- Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5362NCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810220014619A
- Case key
- 126932
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0563 81/2/20 INDIANAPOLIS,IN CESSNA 182 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 988 TIME - 2107 N5362N PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 260 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - INDIANAPOLIS INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DETROIT,MI LAFAYETTE,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 100 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 40 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 10 6 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN BELOW MINIMUMS IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT KNEW L ALT 80-90FT HIGH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5362N
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Indianapolis Intl
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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.