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Cessna 182C N8522T

7 June 1997 · Hardin, Montana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 7 June 1997 at about 12:02 local time, a Cessna 182C registered N8522T was involved in an accident near Hardin, Montana, United States. One person was 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.

The record

Date
at 12:02
Classification
Accident
Location
Hardin, Montana, United States
Nearest airport
Fairgrounds Airpark (MT02)
Coordinates
45.6991, -107.6901
Aircraft
Cessna 182C
Registration
N8522T
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Sheridan → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Dawn
NTSB number
SEA97LA131

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the student's delay in initiating a go-around. A factor relating to the accident was: the sunglare.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot turned onto final approach for runway 4 just after 0600 hours and found that his approach was directly into the early morning sunrise. He reported that he 'could no longer see (his) instrument panel or the runway.' He said he then 'added power to go around' and that 'the next thing was the sound of the airplane hitting the ground.' The pilot reported that he waited too long to abort the landing. The sun's angle of elevation was determined to be 5.23 degrees above the horizon, and the angle of azimuth was determined to be 48.41 degrees magnetic.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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