Crash location | 43.417500°N, 91.316111°W |
Nearest city | Lansing, IA
43.386364°N, 91.299023°W 2.3 miles away |
Tail number | N3503H |
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Accident date | 29 Mar 2010 |
Aircraft type | Cessna 182T |
Additional details: | None |
The pilot landed long on his private farm airstrip. He intentionally ground looped the airplane in order to avoid trees at the end of the airstrip. The airplane nosed over during the ground loop resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, and firewall.
The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point, resulting in an overrun and intentional ground loop.