Gogebic County Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Ironwood, Michigan 49938
Wednesday, July 21, 1993 18:00 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 9, WITH LIGHT WINDS, '...AT TIMES FROM THE NORTH AND AT TIMES FROM THE EAST.' HE STATED 'ON THE THIRD LANDING...91705 DESCENDED RAPIDLY ONTO THE RUNWAY. 91705 BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR AND LANDED NOSE WHEEL FIRST.' THE PILOT PERFORMED A GO-AROUND, AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. EXAMINATION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE FOR LANDING.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/21/1993
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1800
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City IRONWOOD
Event State MICHIGAN
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 49938
Event Date Year 1993
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport GOGEBIC COUNTY
Event Location Nearest Airport ID IWD
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 1230
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) --
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 0
Variable Wind Indicator Variable
Wind Speed (knots) 0
Wind Velocity Indicator Light and Variable
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 604
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Aug 9 1993 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1500
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 52780
Date of most recent change to record Dec 11 2000 1:28PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N91705
NTSB Number CHI93LA317
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 182M
Aircraft Series Identifier 182M
Aircraft Serial Number 182-59878
Certified Max Gross Weight 2800
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Feb 18 1993 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 81
Airframe Hours 2126
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name STEPHENS, GORDON K.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 778 EAST SHORE DRIVE
Aircraft Owner City BERGLAND
Aircraft Owner State MI
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 49910
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name STEPHENS, GORDON K.
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 778 EAST SHORE DRIVE
Operator City BERGLAND
Operator State MI
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 49910
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 0
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:34AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 9
Runway Length 6700
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --