# NTSB CHI82DA291: Cessna 172M, N20374, Strongsville, OH, August 25, 1982 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report - Date: August 25, 1982, 17:30 local (21:30 UTC) - Place: Strongsville, OH - Coordinates: 41.309265, -81.829528 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3093&lon=-81.8295&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 25, 1983 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 72745 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA291 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72745/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA291 ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - visual lookout - inadequate, dual student (cause) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (contributing factor) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause) ## Analysis (aircraft 2) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A LOCAL FLIGHT FROM AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT. THE WIND WAS FROM 320 DEG AT 11 KTS. DURING ARRIVAL, THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A STRAIGHT-IN LANDING ON RUNWAY 36. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, A CESSNA 172, N20374, WAS LANDING FROM A NORMAL PATTERN ON RUNWAY 27. DURING THEIR LANDING ROLLS, THE TWO AIRCRAFT COLLIDED AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAYS 36 AND 27. REPORTEDLY, THE AIRCREW OF THE CESSNA 172 HAD MADE A RADIO CALL ON THE UNICOM FREQUENCY TO ANNOUNCE THEIR POSITION ON DOWNWIND. ## Analysis (aircraft 1) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT FROM AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT. THE WIND WAS FROM 320 DEG AT 11 KTS. AFTER RETURNING, THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR ENTERED A NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT A RADIO CALL WAS MADE ON THE UNICOM FREQUENCY TO ANNOUNCE THEIR POSITION ON DOWNWIND. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, A MOONEY M20F, N3438N, ENTERED A STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36. DURING THEIR LANDING ROLLS, THE TWO AIRCRAFT COLLIDED AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAYS 27 AND 36. ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: [N20374](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20374-1990-04-11), registration cancelled 1990-04-11, S/N 17261235 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M - Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17261235 - Airframe hours: 1220 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E20 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Josept Lipovits - Registered owner: Josept Lipovits - Departed: 1G6, STRONGSVILLE, OH - Destination: 1G6, STRONGSVILLE, OH - Airport: 1G6, Strongsville, runway 27, 2,865 × 36 ft, asphalt ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N3438N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3438N), registered now, S/N 680053, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F - Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 680053 - Airframe hours: 811 - Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-A1A 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Marie B. Konys - Registered owner: Marie B. Konys - Departed: 1G6, STRONGSVILLE, OH - Destination: 1G6, STRONGSVILLE, OH - Airport: 1G6, Strongsville, runway 36, 2,350 × 36 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N20374; age 39; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 8,400 total, 103 in this make and model, 8,150 as pilot in command, 54 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours - Pilot, aircraft N3438N; age 67; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 502 total, 351 in this make and model, 354 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 320° at 11 knots - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Temperature: 162 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: CLE, 30 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (2) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19820825060402A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820825060402A), Aug 25, 1982: Cessna 172M, Strongsville, OH, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided at intersection of runways 36 and 27 during landing rollout. Mooney, N3438N, other aircraft. - [Accident 19820825060401A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820825060401A), Aug 25, 1982: Mooney M20F, Strongsville, OH, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided at intersection of 36 and 27 during landing. Mooney made straight in approach. Other plane N20374 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.