- Date
- October 3, 1981
- Place
- Lake Geneva, WI · LAKE GENEVA, WI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N736WHCessna TR182
- Status
- Completed · report November 27, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811003065259A
- Case key
- 123399
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2812 81/10/3 LAKE GENEVA,WI CESSNA TR182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 217 TIME - 1300 N736WH PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLAYBOY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,IL LAKE GENEVA,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- WELD ON NOSE WHL STEERING COLLAR,PN 2243004-1,FAILED.DRAINAGE DITCH BESIDE RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N736WH
- Reported as
- Cessna TR182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Playboy
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.