N2508Q – CESSNA 182 – 2016-09-30 NTSB Accident Report

On September 30, 2016, a Cessna 182 (N2508Q) was involved in an accident near Rensselaer, IN. The accident resulted in 1 minor injury. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this accident to be: The pilot's improper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in the left wing's subsequent impact with a cornfield.

The private rated pilot conducted a local pleasure flight and returned to a private grass airfield. He reported that he had poles located at the end of the runway, to help establish the runways' s center line and that there was a field of standing corn on the left side of the runway. He added that during the landing he was slightly left of the runway centerline and should have executed a go-around. The airplane's left wingtip impacted the corn and the airplane continued left into the corn, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the fuselage and wings.

This accident is documented in NTSB report CEN16CA390. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N2508Q.