Private Strip Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Paw Paw, Michigan 49079
Sunday, July 26, 1987 15:00 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT INTO A HANGAR ON TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND TWO OF HIS THREE PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM A 1320' GRASS STRIP WITH 7' HIGH GRASS. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, 15 MILES AWAY THE WIND WAS 230 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS 76 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO DEPART TO THE NORTH. THERE WERE NO FLAPS DEPLOYED FOR A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/26/1987
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1500
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City PAW PAW
Event State MICHIGAN
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 49079
Event Date Year 1987
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport PRIVATE STRIP
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 740
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1445 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 265
Weather Observation Facility ID AZO
Elevation of weather observation facility 740
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 15
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 10000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 5000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
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) 24
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 19
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 230
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 7
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 3
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 3
Investigating Agency FAA
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1328
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jul 26 1987 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1530
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 34685
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 2:35PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N2664Q
NTSB Number CHI87DEM11
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 182K
Aircraft Series Identifier 182K
Aircraft Serial Number 18257864
Certified Max Gross Weight 2400
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 Sep 27 1986 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 22
Airframe Hours 1944
ELT Installed No
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name WAYNE WEISNER
Aircraft Owner Street Address 36243 40TH STREET
Aircraft Owner City PAW PAW
Aircraft Owner State MI
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 49079
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name WAYNE WEISNER
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 36283 40TH STREET
Operator City PAW PAW
Operator State MI
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 49079
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 1500
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 36
Runway Length 1320
Runway Width 50
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --