- Date
- October 16, 1983, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- South Fox Isl., MI
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N756DMCessna U206G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831016057669A
- Case key
- 12484
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with a mound alongside the rwy during landing. The rwy is 3500 ft long turf strip with a 20 degree dogleg 1500 ft from the north end. There is a small hill running along both sides of the rwy. The grass rwy was wet and theacft slid sideways. The left wing hit the hillock beside the rwy and damaged the wing nose gear and propeller.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N756DM
- Reported as
- Cessna U206G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U 20604008
- Airframe hours
- 1,170
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Erwin E. Gale
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 4, 1983 · 84 hours before
- Departed
- LDM · Ludington, MI
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 470 total · 350 in this make and model · 400 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days · 24 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N756DM · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.