Cessna 182M N71785

Summary

On 2 July 2002 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 182M registered N71785, operated by Maurice H. Hilliard Jr., was involved in an accident near Brunswick, Georgia, 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

2 July 2002 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Brunswick, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Malcolm McKinnon Brunswick (SSI)

Coordinates

31.1514, -81.3914

Aircraft

Cessna 182M

Registration

N71785

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Maurice H. Hilliard Jr.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Atlanta → Brunswick

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL02LA157

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll, which resulted in an on-ground collision with a runway sign. A factor was the pilot's inadvertent application of the right brake.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During landing roll, the pilot inadvertently applied the right brake when attempting to apply the right rudder to correct for wind conditions. The airplane veered to the right, rolled off the runway and struck a runway marker before directional control was regained. The pilot reported no mechanical defect or malfunction prior to the collision. Examination of the wreckage revealed the right horizontal stabilizer was damaged, the empennage displayed wrinkling from the rear window aft to the tail, and the airframe was buckled under the left horizontal stabilizer.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.