# NTSB CHI82DA087: Cessna 182, N757XU, Lake Village, IN, March 13, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: March 13, 1982, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Lake Village, IN
- Coordinates: 41.12078, -87.449241 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1208&lon=-87.4492&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71332
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA087
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71332/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA087

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- Nose over, takeoff - roll/run

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM THE WEST AT 25, GUSTING 40 KNOTS. DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 36, HE TOUCHED DOWN LONG AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO GO-AROUND. AT THE NORTH END OF THE FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SOFT, SOGGY TERRAIN, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE PLANE FLIPPED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757XU](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N757XU), registered now, S/N R18201273, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna R182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (registry code 2072734) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18201273
- Airframe hours: 750
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Geyer Tire Service
- Registered owner: Geyer Tire Service
- Departed: DELAWARE, OH
- Destination: TAD, TRINIDAD, CO
- Airport: Lake Village, runway 36, 2,600 × 100 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,506 total, 600 in this make and model, 1,200 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 25 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 131 °F
- Observed at: C-98

## 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 19820313003849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820313003849A), Mar 13, 1982: Cessna R182, Lake Village, IN, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed on soft, soggy runway. Wheels sank in mud and flipped aircraft inverted.

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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