Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Campbell, Minnesota
Sunday, January 16, 1983 17:45 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A COUNTRY ROAD DURING A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. DURING THE GROUND ROLL THE ACFT LEFT THE ROAD AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR.THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED. THE PILOT STARTED THIS FLIGHT THE PREVIOUS DAY WITH STATED FUEL SUPPLY OF 23 GALLONS. THE ACFT FUEL CAPACITY IS 26 GALLONS. THE FIRST LEG OF THE TRIP TO BUFFALO, MN TOOK ABOUT ONE AND A HALF HOURS. THE NEXT DAY THE PILOT FLEW LOCALLY ONE HOUR AND THEN FLEW TO ST. CLOUD, MN. THE ACFT WAS SERVICED WITH '10 GALLONS OF FUEL' AFTER WHICH THE PILOT FLEW LOCALLY WITH HIS SISTER FOR ANUNDETERMINED TIME. THE PILOT THEN DEPARTED FOR WAHPETON, A DISTANCE OF 124 MILES. THIRTEEN MILES SHORT OF WAHPETON THE ENGINE STOPPED. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED ONE QUARTER OF A GALLON OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK AND ONE GALLON IN THE LEFT TANK.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 1/16/1983
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1745
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City CAMPBELL
Event State MINNESOTA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site
Event Date Year 1983
Event Date Month 1
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 13
Degrees magnetic from airport 230
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1755 Central Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 100
Weather Observation Facility ID AXN
Elevation of weather observation facility 1425
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 56
Time Zone of the weather observation CST
Lighting Conditions Dusk
Lowest Ceiling Height 4000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Overcast
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 7
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) -8
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -14
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 310
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 16
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 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 3
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 175
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 20335
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:15AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N9218U
NTSB Number CHI83LA083
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 150
Aircraft Series Identifier 150
Aircraft Serial Number 150678168
Certified Max Gross Weight 1600
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 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Aug 2 1982 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 60
Airframe Hours 2450
ELT Installed No
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name JAMES L. AADLAND
Aircraft Owner Street Address 507 17TH AVE. N.
Aircraft Owner City WAHPETON
Aircraft Owner State ND
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 58075
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name JEROME E. DANIEL
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 910 SOULE ST. W.
Operator City SACRAMENTO
Operator State CA
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
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 No
Departure Airport Code STC
Departure City ST. CLOUD
Departure State MN
Departure Country
Departure Time 0
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code D63
Destination City WAHPETON
Destination State ND
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --