Cessna 182E N9373X

Summary

On 14 April 1988 at about 03:30 local time, a Cessna 182E registered N9373X was involved in an accident near Clarksville, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 April 1988 at 03:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Clarksville, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Clarksville (H35)

Coordinates

35.4502, -93.4694

Aircraft

Cessna 182E

Registration

N9373X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tulsa → Clarksville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MKC88LA076

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT NIGHT ON A RADIO ACTIVATED RUNWAY LIGHTED AIRPORT, PIC WAS UNABLE TO ACTIVATE THE SYSTEM. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO ACTIVATE THE RUNWAY LIGHTS, HE ELECTED TO LAND ON THE UNLIGHTED RUNWAY. HE ALIGNED ABOUT 20 YARDS RIGHT OF CENTERLINE AND LANDED ON THE SOD BORDER. DURING THE ROLL OUT HE STRUCK A DITCH, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR, THEN HITTING THE WING TIP AND PROPELLER. AIRPORT PERSONNEL HAD INADVERTENTLY DE- ACTIVATED THE RADIO CONTROLLED FUNCTION OF THE RWY LIGHTING SYSTEM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.