# NTSB CHI85LA183: Cessna 152, N25227, Broadhead, WI, April 29, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 29, 1985, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place: Broadhead, WI
- Coordinates: 42.61063, -89.370086 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6106&lon=-89.3701&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13056
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI85LA183
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13056/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA183

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - heading indicator - improper use of, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - go-around - not performed
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - hidden obstruction(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED THAT DURING ARRIVAL, HE ENTERED A TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR WHAT HE THOUGHT, ACCORDING TO HIS DIRECTIONAL GYRO, WAS RWY 9. RWY 9 WAS 2500 FT LONG; HOWEVER, HE LANDED  ON RWY 3, WHICH WAS 1520 FT LONG. DURING THE LANDING, THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE RWY. AFTER IT WENT OFF THE END, IT HIT A CONCRETE BLOCK WHICH WAS NOT VISIBLE IN THE GRASS. PRESUMABLY, THE PLT DID NOT X-CHECK HIS GYRO WITH THE MAGNETIC COMPASS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N25227](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25227-2012-09-12), registration cancelled 2012-09-12, S/N 15280542, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15280542
- Airframe hours: 3404
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Hodge Aero, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, April 23, 1985
- Departed: JVL, JANESVILLE, WI
- Airport: C37, Brodhead, runway 3, 1,520 × 100 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 24; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 73 total, 67 in this make and model, 44 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 130° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °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 19850429015059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850429015059A), Apr 29, 1985: Cessna 152, Brodhead, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot thought he was landing on longer runway. Ran off end and struck block. Did not cross check gyro with compass.

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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