Cessna 182P N58797

Summary

On 21 December 2001 at about 23:15 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N58797, operated by Donald C. Camp, was involved in an accident near Elkhart, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 December 2001 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Elkhart, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Mishawaka Pilots Club (3C1)

Coordinates

41.7194, -85.9793

Aircraft

Cessna 182P

Registration

N58797

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Donald C. Camp

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ann Arbor → Elkhart

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI02LA055

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot allowed the airplane's altitude to get too low while on final approach. A factor associated with the accident was the pickup truck which the airplane struck.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane contacted the passenger side of a pickup truck while on short final approach. Neither the pilot nor the driver of the truck saw each other prior to the accident. Witnesses reported seeing the airplane "too low" on final approach just prior to the collision. The witnesses reported that the nose gear of the airplane contacted the side of the truck. The airplane then contacted the ground and nosed over. The end of the runway is approximately 50 feet from the south edge of the road. The runway had a 200 foot displaced threshold.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.