- Date
- March 15, 1982, 15:35 local (21:35 UTC)
- Place
- Bremen Township, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5643BCessna 182
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820315004059A
- Case key
- 70023
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight encounter with weather
Weather condition - low ceilingFactor
Weather condition - snowFactor
Nose over
Precautionary landing - performedFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Terrain condition - snow coveredFactor
Terrain condition - softFactor
Analysis
During a VFR flight, the pilot encountered deteriorating weather and elected to make a precautionary landing on a snow covered, cultivated field. The pilot reported that during a soft field approach for landing, the aircraft flipped over when it contacted the snow.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5643B
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 33643
- Airframe hours
- 2,037
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Austin D. Ditzler
- Registered owner
- Austin D. Ditzler
- Departed
- INL · International F, MN
- Destination
- MIC · Minneapolis, MN
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 948 total · 600 in this make and model · 803 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 97 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.