Cessna 182H N2358X

Summary

On 7 November 1988 at about 20:25 local time, a Cessna 182H registered N2358X, operated by Bowman, Marilyn J., was involved in an accident near Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. 6 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 November 1988 at 20:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Air Harbor (W88)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 182H

Registration

N2358X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Bowman, Marilyn J.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Burnt Chimney → Greensboro

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL89LA027

2 people had minor injuries.

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

PIC WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT UNFAMILIAR AIRPORT WITH NARROW RWY, 25 FEET WIDE, BOUNDED BY TREES. HE DID NOT DETERMINE WIND OTHER THAN ITS GENERAL DIRECTION. CROSSWIND WAS FOUR KNOTS. ON SHORT FINAL, AFTER CROSSING OVER TREES THAT WERE APPROACH OBSTACLES, WITH FULL FLAPS EXTENDED, HE NOTICED THAT THE ACFT WAS DRIFTING TOWARD THE RIGHT BOUNDARY TREES. HE YAWED THE NOSE TO THE LEFT SLIGHTLY. PILOTS MANUAL STATES THAT THE WING DOWN CROSSWIND CORRECTION METHOD GIVES THE BEST CONTROL. JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN THE PIC ELECTED TO GO AROUND. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE TREES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT TWO OF THE FIVE PAX WERE CHILDREN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.