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Cessna 182S N416ES

27 December 2002 · Nashville, Tennessee, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 27 December 2002 at about 14:05 local time, a Cessna 182S registered N416ES was involved in an accident near Nashville, Tennessee, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. 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 14:05
Classification
Accident
Location
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Nearest airport
John Tune (JWN)
Coordinates
36.1833, -86.8889
Aircraft
Cessna 182S
Registration
N416ES
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Nashville → Ft Lauderdale
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Dawn
NTSB number
ATL03LA027

People

2 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 2 1

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain visual lookout and his inattentiveness during taxi that resulted in an on ground collision with an embankment. A factor was the fog.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot the visibility was poor due to fog, while taxiing for takeoff. The pilot stated, he missed the turn on to runway 19. The airplane rolled off the end of the taxiway down a 25-foot embankment. The reported visibility at the airport was 4 miles at the time of the accident. The pilot did not report a mechanical problem with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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