Cessna 182H accident near East Jordan, MI
On March 23, 1996, a Cessna 182H (airplane) was involved in an accident near East Jordan, MI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 23, 1996
- Place
- East Jordan, MI
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182H · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.149°N, 85.130°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05385
NTSB summary
On March 23, 1996, at 1329 eastern standard time, a Cessna 182H, operated by a private pilot collided with the terrain while landing at the East Jordan City Airport, East Jordan, Michigan. The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot was fatally injured. The local flight originated from East Jordan, Michigan. Two witnesses reported hearing the aircraft engine "sputtering" and "cutting out" prior to its resuming "normal sound." Another witness reporting seeing the airplane "very low" prior to its nose dropping down" and contacting the runway. The NTSB was represented on scene by inspectors from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Grand Rapids Flight Standards District Office. The FAA Inspectors reported the airplane contacted a 3 to 4 foot high, 6 foot wide snow pile at the approach end of runway 27. Runway 27 has a 125 foot displaced threshold. The snow pile was described as being "hard" and consisting of snow covered solid ice. The airplane contacted the east side of the snow pile which was located mainly to the east of the runway end lights. According to the Inspectors, the airplane contacted the snow pile in a nose down attitude. The snow pile was ground down to within 6 to 8 inches above the ground where the airplane contacted it. The airplane came to rest on the runway approximately 150 feet from the runway threshold. The nose gear of the airplane was located near the snow pile which was contacted. Both cabin doors separated from the airplane and we
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the terrain during the landing. Factors related to the accident were the snow covered ice pile at the end of the runway and the pilot's perception of the height of the pile.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
