CHI87LA181

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182J · Lansing, IL · July 31, 1987

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
July 30, 1987, 22:18 local (Jul 31, 1987, 03:18 UTC)
Place
Lansing, IL
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3164FCessna 182J
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
Status
Completed · report November 8, 1988
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19870730040349A
Case key
13805

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

OverrunLanding - roll
Proper touchdown point - not attainedPilot in commandCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Terrain condition - ditch

Analysis

While landing on runway 27, the pilot overshot the runway and rolled into a shallow ditch.

Aircraft

Registration
N3164F
Reported as
Cessna 182J
Category
Airplane
Serial number
18267264
Airframe hours
2,120
Engine
Continental O-470 R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Robert B. Smith
Registered owner
Robert B Smith
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
CGX · Chicago, IL
Airport
3HA · Lansing Municipal, runway 27, 2,432 × 75 ft, asphalt

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
42
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
119 total · 38 in this make and model · 69 as pilot in command · 34 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
Wind
20° at 4 knots
Visibility
4 statute miles
Temperature
79 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.