Individually Owned: 151,845
Corporate Owned: 143,699
Burlington Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
New Munster, Wisconsin 53152
Friday, April 9, 2004 19:18 CDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
A Cessna 172M and a Cessna 182S both received substantial damage during a midair collision. Both airplanes landed without further incident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot of the Cessna 172M stated that he was in level flight at 2,500 feet mean sea level when he felt and heard a thump from the rear of the airplane. After the collision, the pilot saw the Cessna 182S above, to the left, and in front of him. The pilot of the Cessna 182S stated that as he rolled out from a steep turn, he saw the Cessna 172M at his 2 o'clock position, slightly low and very close. A moment later, his landing gear struck the Cessna 172M's vertical stabilizer. Neither airplane was receiving air traffic control services. The pilot of the Cessna 182S stated that the purpose of his flight was flight proficiency with the intent to practice holding, procedure turns, and instrument approaches. The pilot of the Cessna 172M did not hold an airplane instrument rating and was receiving instruction prior to the accident flight toward an instrument ratting. The pilot of the Cessna 182S held an airplane instrument rating at the time of the accident. Neither pilot had a safety pilot aboard the accident flights.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Visual lookout not maintained by the pilots of both airplanes.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 4/9/2004 |
| Event Day of the Week | Friday |
| Time of Event | 1918 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Daylight Time |
| Event City | New Munster |
| Event State | WISCONSIN |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 53152 |
| Event Date Year | 2004 |
| Event Date Month | 4 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | Yes |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 423418N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0881201W |
| Event Location Airport | Burlington Municipal |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | BUU |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 9.4 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 180 |
| Airport Elevation | 779 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Not pertinent |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1914 Central Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 360 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | BUU |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 779 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 9 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Dusk |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 7000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 11 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -3 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 330 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 6 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.04 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 2 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 17692 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA |
| NTSB Notification Date | Apr 9 2004 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 2126 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jun 8 2005 12:51PM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\JOHB |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | MIlwaukee FSDO |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N73213 | N355BD |
| NTSB Number | CHI04LA104A | CHI04LA104B |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No | No |
| Damage | Substantial | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Cessna | Cessna |
| Aircraft Model | 172M | 182S |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 17267332 | 18280327 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2400 | 3100 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual | 100 Hour |
| Date of Last Inspection | Apr 5 2004 12:00AM | Mar 2 2004 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 4.3 | 36.5 |
| Airframe Hours | 4583 | 1411.7 |
| ELT Installed | Yes | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No | No |
| ELT Type | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Jerry Krandell | James Cioni |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 9436 Lotus Avenue | 2346 W Beech Road |
| Aircraft Owner City | Skokie | Waukegan |
| Aircraft Owner State | IL | IL |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 60077 | 60087 |
| Operator is an individual? | No | No |
| Operator Name | Gene Haig | Waukegan Wings |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No | No |
| Operator Street Address | -- | 2346 W. Beech Road |
| Operator City | -- | Waukegan |
| Operator State | -- | IL |
| Operator Country | USA | USA |
| Operator Zip code | -- | 60087 |
| Operator Code | -- | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- | -- |
| 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 | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No | No |
| Departure Airport Code | PWK | UGN |
| Departure City | Wheeling | Waukegan |
| Departure State | IL | IL |
| Departure Country | USA | USA |
| Departure Time | 1905 | 1800 |
| Departure Time Zone | CDT | CDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | BUU | BUU |
| Destination City | Burlington | Burlington |
| Destination State | WI | WI |
| Destination Country | USA | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Cruise | Cruise |
| Report sent to ICAO? | No | No |
| Evacuation occurred | No | No |
| Date of most recent change to record | Mar 31 2005 7:57AM | Mar 31 2005 7:57AM |
| User who most recently changed record | SULP | SULP |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | NA | NA |
| Runway Length | -- | -- |
| Runway Width | -- | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |