# NTSB GAA16CA196: Cessna 182, N958HP, Moorestown, MI, April 14, 2016 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 14, 2016, 09:17 local (14:17 UTC) - Place: Moorestown, MI - Coordinates: 44.52222, -85.103057 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5222&lon=-85.1031&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report June 15, 2016 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 93046 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA16CA196 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93046/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93046 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA196 ## Probable cause An in-flight bird strike, which resulted in wind screen damage. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Object/animal/substance: animal(s)/bird(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipment (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182R, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md?model=2072731), [All aircraft, 358 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Enroute-cruise: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182R, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md?model=2072731), [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported during day visual meteorological conditions, he struck a goose at an altitude of about 2000 mean sea level while in cruise flight. The wind screen was shattered after the impact. The pilot further reported that he continued to the nearest airport and landed without further incident. A postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to the wind screen. According to the pilot there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported during day visual meteorological conditions, he struck a goose at an altitude of about 2000 mean sea level while in cruise flight. The wind screen was shattered after the impact. The pilot further reported that he continued to the nearest airport and landed without further incident. A postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to the wind screen. According to the pilot there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N958HP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N958HP-2023-04-18), registration cancelled 2023-04-18, S/N 18267923, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182 (R) - Registry model: [Cessna 182R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (registry code 2072731) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18267923 - Year built: 1981 - Airframe hours: 16656.6 - Engines: Continental O-470-U 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial observation, Part 91 - Operator: Robert E. Metzger - Registered owner: Brentco Aerial Patrol - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, March 23, 2016 - Departed: AOH, LIMA, OH - Destination: PHN, PORT HURON, MI - Flight plan: Company VFR - Airport: HTL, Roscommon County - Blodgett Me - Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Handheld GPS, Satellite tracking device, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; injuries: minor; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 25, 2015; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 21,307 total, 9,000 in this make and model, 21,024 as pilot in command, 151 in the last 90 days, 62 in the last 30 days, 6.6 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 34 °F, dew point 30 °F - Altimeter: 30.38 inHg - Observed at: KGOV, 19 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20160414005259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160414005259A), Apr 14, 2016: Cessna 182R, Houghton Lake, MI, Substantial damage. On routine pipeline patrol 25 miles nw of Houghton Lake airport (htl), on a deadhead leg from bay city to kalkaska at 2,000' MSL observed a flock of geese 100'… ## Other investigations on N958HP (1) 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 CEN20LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA245), Jun 24, 2020: Cessna 182 (N958HP), Winfield, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to the pilot’s improper fuel management, which led to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the low altitude at which the loss of engine power occurred. ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 31, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93046. 580 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 486 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40440612&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photo (Courtesy of FAA) (item 2, .PDF, 1 photo, 94 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40440613&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photo%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF 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.