Cessna 182Q N759CT
22 October 1998 · Pound, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 October 1998 at about 22:40 local time, a Cessna 182Q registered N759CT was involved in an accident near Pound, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pound, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tachick Field (WS29)
- Coordinates
- 45.0902, -88.0298
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182Q
- Registration
- N759CT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St. Paul → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI99LA011
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 1998 | Cessna 182 | Independence, Missouri, United States | Charlotte Leach | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1998 | Cessna 182Q | Keeline, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1998 | Cessna 182E | Steamboat Sprng, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1998 | Cessna 182P | Concord, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1998 | Cessna 182P | Salinas, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Nov 1998 | Cessna 182C | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 6,261 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 1998 | Cessna C-336 | Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1998 | Stemme S10V | Plymouth, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1998 | Cessna 310R | Seymour Twp., Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 May 1998 | Waters VORTEX | Monroe, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1998 | Piper J3C-65 | New Holstein, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1998 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Superior, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |