Cessna 182P N6556M

Summary

On 27 November 1994 at about 23:25 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N6556M, operated by Cosgrove, Kenneth, was involved in an accident near Greer, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 November 1994 at 23:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Greer, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Greenville/Spartanburg (GSP)

Coordinates

34.9302, -82.2309

Aircraft

Cessna 182P

Registration

N6556M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Cosgrove, Kenneth

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gainesville → Asheville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL95LA020

1 person had minor injuries.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES AND HIS PREMATURE DESCENT BELOW THE PUBLISHED DECISION HEIGHT. A FACTOR WAS PILOT FATIGUE.

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

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THE FLIGHT HAD BEEN DIVERTED FROM THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, AND HAD COMPLETED TWO MISSED APPROACHES AT AN ALTERNATE. DURING THE THIRD APPROACH, THE PILOT SAW LIGHTS BELOW THE AIRPLANE, AND SHIFTED HIS ATTENTION FROM THE FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS TO THE LIGHTS. AS THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED, THE PILOT REALIZED THAT THE LIGHTS WERE NOT APPROACH LIGHTS. BEFORE HE COULD APPLY POWER AND ESTABLISH A CLIMB ATTITUDE, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. THE 74-YEAR-OLD PILOT ATTRIBUTED THE ACCIDENT TO THE STRESS AND FATIGUE OF THE OTHER APPROACHES, AND HIS DESIRE TO MEET A SCHEDULE. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.