Cessna 182Q N5289N

Summary

On 29 September 1990 at about 00:41 local time, a Cessna 182Q registered N5289N was involved in an accident near Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 September 1990 at 00:41

Classification

Accident

Location

Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Nantucket Memorial (ACK)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 182Q

Registration

N5289N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Groton → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

NYC90FA231

2 people died.

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IFR OPERATION IN ATTEMPTING AN ILS APPROACH IN AN AIRPLANE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AN ILS GLIDE SLOPE RECEIVER. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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THE PILOT HAD BEEN CLEARED FOR THE ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24. HE TERMINATED THE FIRST APPROACH DUE TO AN 'AUTOPILOT PROBLEM.' HE WAS THEN VECTORED FOR THE SECOND APPROACH, AND SHORTLY AFTER REPORTING THE LOCATOR OUTER MARKER INBOUND RADIO COMMUNICATION WAS LOST. THE PUBLISHED CROSSING ALTITUDE AT THE MARKER IS 1,600 FEET. NTAP DATA REVEALED THE AIRPLANE CROSSED THE MARKER AT 800 FEET. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A GLIDE SLOPE RECEIVER/INDICATOR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.