# NTSB Accident CHI02LA055
> **Cessna 182P** · 2001-12-21 · Elkhart, IN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI02LA055
- **Event ID:** 20011227X02443
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-12-21
- **Location:** Elkhart, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.719394, -85.97927
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182P
- **Registration:** N58797
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot allowed the airplane's altitude to get too low while on final approach.  A factor associated with the accident was the pickup truck which the airplane struck.

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