Plane crash map Locate crash sites, wreckage and more

N13558 accident description

Wisconsin map... Wisconsin list
Crash location 43.105000°N, 89.185555°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect.
Nearest city Madison, WI
43.044164°N, 89.409564°W
12.1 miles away
Tail number N13558
Accident date 22 May 2005
Aircraft type Cessna C-172M
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

On May 22, 2005, about 1600 central daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N13558, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during landing at the Blackhawk Airfield, near Madison, Wisconsin. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. There were no injuries reported. The flight originated about 1500.

In a written report, the pilot stated that while landing on runway 27 (2,203 feet by 56 feet, asphalt), a gust of wind caused the airplane to move to the right of the runway center. He stated that while attempting to recover, the right main landing wheel and then the nose wheel contacted the grass. He stated the the nose wheel stuck in the soft ground and the airplane then nosed over. The pilot listed no mechanical difficulties with the airplane.

A weather reporting station located about 7 nautical miles east of the accident recorded the winds at 1553 as 310 degrees at 13 knots, gusting to 24 knots.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control. Factors were the gusty winds and the soft ground.

© 2009-2020 Lee C. Baker / Crosswind Software, LLC. For informational purposes only.