# NTSB CHI99LA011: Cessna 182Q, N759CT, Pound, WI, October 22, 1998

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 22, 1998, 17:40 local (22:40 UTC)
- Place: Pound, WI
- Coordinates: 45.090202, -88.029846 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0902&lon=-88.0298&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1999
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 45139
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI99LA011
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/45139/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA011

## Probable cause

the pilot misjudged the proper touchdown point and subsequently landed short of the runway.  Factors associated with the accident were the haze, sunglare, the lack of visual perception, and the uphill terrain on which the airplane touched down.

## Sequence of events

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

- Undershoot, landing - flare/touchdown
  - light condition - sunglare (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - haze/smoke (contributing factor)
  - proper touchdown point - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - visual/aural detection, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - uphill (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload

## Analysis

The pilot reported he experienced poor visibility while on final approach due to haze and the sunglare.  The airplane touched down on an incline, five feet prior to the approach end of the sod airstrip.  The nose gear collapsed which resulted in firewall damage.

## Factual narrative

On October 22, 1998, at 1740 central daylight time, a Cessna 182Q, N759CT, operated by a private pilot collided with the terrain while landing at Tachick Field, Pound, Wisconsin.  The pilot reported the airplane touched down 5 feet short of the 2,000 foot long grass airstrip.  The pilot and passenger were not injured.  The airplane was substantially damaged.  The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions on an IFR flight plan.  The flight originated at St. Paul, Minnesota, at 1610 cdt.

The pilot reported visibility was very poor due to the haze and the fact that he was landing into the sun.  He continued to report, "The poor visibility resulted in touching down about 5 ft short of the runway threshold, where there is an incline up to the runway level."  Firewall damage occurred as a result of the nose gear collapsing when the airplane touched down.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N759CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N759CT), registered now, S/N 18265893, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 182Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18265893
- Airframe hours: 3147
- Engines: Continental O-470 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Henry N. Tachick
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 17, 1998, 85 hours before
- Departed: STP, ST. PAUL, MN
- Destination: WS29
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: WS29, Tachick Field, runway 28, 2,000 × 100 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 1,281 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days, 22 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °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 19981022039289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981022039289A), Oct 22, 1998: Cessna 182Q, Pound, WI, Substantial damage. (.19) On October 22, 1998, at 1740 central daylight time, a Cessna 182Q, N759CT, operated by a private pilot collided with the terrain while landing at tachick…

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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