# NTSB CHI96LA231: Cessna 182P, N52830, Plainwell, MI, July 8, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 8, 1996, 10:50 local (14:50 UTC) - Place: Plainwell, MI - Coordinates: 42.439132, -85.640724 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4391&lon=-85.6407&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report December 23, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 10302 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI96LA231 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10302/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA231 ## Probable cause failure of the pilot to attaining the proper touchdown point for landing, and his failure to abort the landing (while there was still sufficient runway remaining). The ditch was a related factor. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause) - aborted landing - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane overran the end of the runway and impacted a ditch. The pilot stated that he was high on final, and the touchdown was further down the runway than he had planned. He thought he would be able to stop the airplane on the runway, but when he realized, that was not possible, he was too far down the runway to abort the landing. ## Factual narrative On July 8, 1996, at 1050 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182P, N52830, registered to Eagle Air, Inc., of Kalamazoo, Michigan, sustained substantial damage during an overrun landing. The airplane was landing on runway 27 (2650' x 50' dry asphalt), near Plainwell, Michigan, where it ran off the end and into a ditch. The private pilot reported minor injuries. The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The flight departed Kalamazoo, Michigan at 1040. The pilot stated he was high on final and reduced the power and lowered the nose, but the airspeed increased. He said his landing point was further down the runway than he had planned, but he thought he could stop the airplane on the runway remaining. He said that when he realized that he could not get the airplane stopped before overrunning the end, it was too late to abort the landing. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N52830](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52830-1997-02-05), registration cancelled 1997-02-05, S/N 18262880 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182P - Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18262880 - Engines: Continental O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Eagle Air, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: AZO, KALAMAZOO, MI - Destination: 61D - Airport: 61D, Plainwell Municipal, runway 27, 2,650 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 175 total, 17 in this make and model, 78 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 225° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19960708016209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960708016209A), Jul 8, 1996: Cessna 182P, Plainwell, MI, Substantial damage. Landed long and fast. Overran runway. Surrendered private ticket until a 609 test flight. (-23) landed long and fast and ran off the end of runway. Mr. Patten… ## Other investigations on N52830 (2) 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. - [NTSB CHI95LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA157), May 19, 1995: Cessna 182P (N52830), French Lick, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's not attaining a recovery from a bounced landing. Factors were high obstructions, and the pilot's intentional precautionary landing on rough/uneven and soft terrain. - [NTSB NYC84LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA318), Sep 20, 1984: Cessna 182P (N52830), West Mifflin, PA, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.