Cessna 182D N9020X

Summary

On 31 August 2024 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 182D registered N9020X was involved in an accident near Coopersville, Michigan, United States. The number of people on board was not recorded. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 August 2024 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Coopersville, Michigan, United States

Coordinates

43.0523, -85.9274

Aircraft

Cessna 182D

Registration

N9020X

Category

Airplane

Year built

1961

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA336

Injuries not recorded.

The loss of airplane control while landing.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

Law enforcement received a report of an airplane crash at a private airstrip, and upon arrival, discovered a damaged airplane that had been moved off the airstrip. The accident pilot was not located at the accident site. Following the accident, a local law enforcement officer briefly talked to the reported pilot who denied operating the airplane. During a subsequent interview, the pilot stated that he had been operating the airplane earlier that day but reported the accident occurred while taxiing the airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the forward fuselage and left wing. Postaccident examination of the accident site revealed the airplane’s landing gear contacted the ground short of the airstrip, and the airplane entered adjacent corn vegetation. Embedded corn stalks were found in the damaged outboard left wing. The pilot did not submit the National Transportation Safety Board form 6120.1, Pilot/OperatorAircraft Accident/Incident Report.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.