CHI82DA093

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Grantsburg, WI · March 20, 1982

Accident · No injuriesFinal report
Date
March 20, 1982, 08:50 local (14:50 UTC)
Place
Grantsburg, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5252ECessna 210
Weather
Instrument (IMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report March 20, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19820320004529A
Case key
70890

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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.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Weather condition - tailwindFactor
Weather condition - high windFactor
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Judgment - poorPilot in commandCause
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snow coveredFactor
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandFactor
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentPilot in command
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snowbankFactor

Analysis

During landing roll the aircraft struck a windrow and swerved off the runway. The pilot stated that the winds were out of 350 degrees at 15 knots gusting to 30.

Aircraft

Registration
N5252E
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Serial number
21061875
Airframe hours
926
Engine
Continental IO-470E, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Business · Part 91
Operator
Willard J. Schiller
Registered owner
Willard J. Schiller
Departed
Eauclair, WI
Destination
Grantsburg, WI
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
GTG · Grantsburg, runway 12, 3,000 × 50 ft, asphalt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
52
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Flight hours
1,460 total · 921 in this make and model · 37 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Instrument (IMC) · Day
Wind
350° at 15 knots
Visibility
5 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
1,200 ft overcast
Temperature
77 °F
Observed at
EAU, 80 nm away

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N5252E · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.