# NTSB CHI82DA248: Cessna 182C, N9944T, Deer River, MN, July 16, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 16, 1982, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Deer River, MN
- Location: 47.3392° N, 93.7928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deer River, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3392&lon=-93.7928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70427
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA248
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70427/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA248

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather evaluation - inaccurate, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - flight into known adverse weather - continued, pilot in command (cause)
  - precautionary landing - performed, pilot in command
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE WAS BRIEFED BY THE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION, HE WAS TOLD THE CEILINGS WERE LOW, BUT VFR CONDITIONS WERE EXPECTED BY 1000 CDT. THE PILOT DEPARTED AT 0850 CDT IN WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT HE ESTIMATED TO BE 1000 FT OVERCAST WITH 8 MI VISIBILITY. HE REPORTED THAT AT FIRST, THE WEATHER CONDITION IMPROVED, BUT THE HE ENCOUNTERED AN AREA OF FOG. A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE ON A GRAVEL ROAD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT WING TIP HIT A SMALL PINE TREE WHICH PULLED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE OVERCORRECTED FOR THE SITUATION AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT TALL GRASS AND WENT IN A DITCH ON THE LEFT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9944T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9944T-1997-08-26), registration cancelled 1997-08-26, S/N 18253044 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Registry model: [Cessna 182D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (registry code 2072710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18253044
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470L 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Ronald D. Rich
- Registered owner: Ronald D. Rich
- Departed: ANGLE INLET, MN
- Destination: LEROY, MN

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,413 total, 68 in this make and model, 1,241 as pilot in command, 45 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 3 knots
- Temperature: 140 °F

## 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 19820716030089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820716030089A), Jul 16, 1982: Cessna 182C, Deer River, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot continued flight into deteriorating weather. Crash occurred during precautionary landing on road.

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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