Cessna 182J N3027F

Summary

On 31 May 2002 at about 22:05 local time, a Cessna 182J registered N3027F was involved in an accident near Galesville, Wisconsin, United States. 3 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.

Date

31 May 2002 at 22:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Galesville, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Carhart Airport (4WI8)

Coordinates

44.0522, -91.3825

Aircraft

Cessna 182J

Registration

N3027F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Galesville → Galesville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI02LA146

Nobody was injured.

The pilot failed to maintain clearance with the wires while on final approach. Factors associated with the accident were the low altitude, the downdraft, and the wires which the airplane contacted.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane collided with static wires on final approach to land. The pilot reported that he added power then the airplane encountered a downdraft while on base leg to land. He reported that on final approach another downdraft was encountered and he applied full power, but the airplane struck power lines with the nose gear. According to the pilot, a wire broke and another wire caught the aircraft and pulled it down. The pilot reported that after touchdown the nose gear folded back and the propeller struck the ground. The wind was reported to be 330 degrees at 9 knots at La Crosse Municipal Airport, La Crosse, Wisconsin which is 22 miles southeast of Carhart Farms Airport.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.