N7482Q – CESSNA C-182 – 2009-07-17 NTSB Accident Report

On July 17, 2009, a Cessna C-182 (N7482Q) was involved in an incident near Fox Lake, IL. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's inadequate flight planning and continued flight into adverse weather resulting in the collision with the pier during landing.

The pilot was moving his float equipped airplane from his pier to the other side of the lake in order to dock his airplane at his friend’s pier temporarily. He decided to fly it to the other side of the lake instead of performing a water taxi. He departed into the wind. During climbout, he encountered heavy rain showers which obscured his forward visibility out the windshield. He executed a downwind landing to the lake by looking out the side window. He reported that during the landing, he could not slow the airplane down enough to avoid hitting a pier. The airplane sustained structural damage to the fuselage.

This incident is documented in NTSB report CEN09CA448. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N7482Q.