Cessna 182 N9342X

Summary

On 13 October 1991 at about 23:20 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N9342X, operated by Tate, Greye C, was involved in an accident near Pinson, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 October 1991 at 23:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Pinson, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Gilmer Industrial (NONE)

Coordinates

33.7202, -86.6497

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N9342X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Tate, Greye C

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ATL92LA005

Nobody was injured.

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO VISUALLY DETECT AND ATTAIN PROPER ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY.

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

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THE PILOT STATED THAT AUTOMOBILES HAD PARKED NEAR THE RUNWAY WITH THEIR HEADLIGHTS ON AND HAD DISTORTED HIS VISION OF THE RUNWAY. HE SAID THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT LANDING LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD TRIPPED SEVERAL TIMES, AND HE HAD BECOME DISTRACTED WHILE TRYING TO KEEP THE LANDING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE REALIZED THAT HE HAD LANDED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE TERRAIN ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WAS UNEVEN, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE TRAVELING OVER THE ROUGH TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.