# NTSB CHI82DA201: Cessna 140, N3103N, Stevens Point, WI, June 6, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 6, 1982, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Stevens Point, WI
- Location: 44.5451° N, 89.5303° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STEVENS POINT MUNI (STE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5451&lon=-89.5303&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72727
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA201
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72727/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA201

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING ARRIVAL, THE PILOT ENTERED TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 21. THE WIND WAS FROM 180 DEGREES AT 15 GUSTING TO 35 KTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, HE SLIPPED THE PLANE TO THE RIGHT TO LAND ON THE GRASS, BUT WENT BEYOND THE SMOOTH GRASS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE PLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT, ENCOUNTERED SOFT SAND, AND NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3103N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3103N), registered now, S/N 13361, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 13361
- Airframe hours: 4092
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Dale Klampmeier
- Registered owner: Dale Klampmeier
- Departed: THREE LAKES, WI
- Destination: STEVENS POINT, WI
- Airport: STE, Stevens Point, runway 21, 6,000 × 0 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 21; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 269 total, 42 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Temperature: 158 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19820606027399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820606027399A), Jun 6, 1982: Cessna 140, Stevens Point, WI, Substantial damage. Veered off runway trying to land in gusty crosswind. Nosed over in soft sand. Wind exceed pilot and aircraft limits

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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