CHI89LA051

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182A · Baldwin, WI · February 11, 1989

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
February 11, 1989, 15:45 local (21:45 UTC)
Place
Baldwin, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4028DCessna 182A
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report March 25, 1991
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19890211031329A
Case key
14325

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Probable cause

Failure of the pilot to go around when he landed long with too much speed for the conditions. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's excessive airspeed, his failure to attain the proper touchdown point, the crosswind, snowy/icy runway conditions, and the snowbank.

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
Airspeed - excessivePilot in commandFactor
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snow coveredFactor
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - icyFactor
Proper touchdown point - not attainedPilot in commandFactor
Go-around - not performedPilot in commandCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Terrain condition - snowbankFactor
Nose overLanding

Aircraft

Registration
N4028D
Reported as
Cessna 182A
Category
Airplane
Serial number
34728
Airframe hours
2,640
Engine
Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Part 91
Registered owner
Skydive, Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
100 hour · April 30, 1988 · 39 hours before
Departed
NONE
Destination
NONE
Flight plan
VFR
Airport
Baldwin, runway 18, 2,500 × ft, grass/turf

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
19
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
317 total · 48 in this make and model · 287 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
290° at 15 knots
Visibility
20 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
28 °F, dew point 16 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
MSP, 35 nm away

FAA reports on this event · 1

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