# NTSB CHI82DEP04: Cessna TR182, N736WH, Lake Geneva, WI, October 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1981
- Place: Lake Geneva, WI · LAKE GENEVA, WI
- Location: 42.5825° N, 88.4268° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Geneva, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5825&lon=-88.4268&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DEP04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DEP04

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N736WH), registered now, S/N R18200779, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Registry model: [Cessna TR182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (registry code 2072735) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Playboy

## 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 19811003065259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811003065259A), Oct 3, 1981: Cessna TR182, Lake Geneva, WI, Substantial damage. Nose steering collar broke at weld on landing roll. Lost steering control off into ditch adjacent to runway.

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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