Wirestrike Accident Cessna 182E N2899Y,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38517
 
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Date:Friday 9 July 1999
Time:16:13 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C182 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 182E
Owner/operator:Cessna Aircraft Owners, Inc.
Registration: N2899Y
MSN: 18253899
Year of manufacture:1962
Total airframe hrs:5241 hours
Engine model:Continental O-470-S2B
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Menominee Falls, WI -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:East Troy, WI (57C)
Destination airport:(76C)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The aircraft was being flown to the Aero Park Airport in Menominee Falls, Wisconsin, after having been used for parachute activity at the East Troy Municipal airport. The aircraft collided with power lines 110 feet above the ground and subsequently impacted the ground 0.25 statute miles east-northeast of the approach end of runway 23. Weather at the time of the accident was reported as winds 280 at 14 knots, 10 statute miles visibility, and clear skies. The aircraft was examined and no anomalies were found that could be associated with a preexisting condition.

Probable Cause: the pilots failure to maintain adequate clearance. A factor was the static wire.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI99FA222
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 3 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB CHI99FA222

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2008 10:30 ASN archive Added
21-Dec-2016 19:23 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
14-Dec-2017 08:40 ASN Update Bot Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
07-Apr-2024 19:23 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report]

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