Cessna 182J N2855F

Summary

On 19 January 2005 at about 23:10 local time, a Cessna 182J registered N2855F was involved in an accident near Malvern, Arkansas, 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.

Date

19 January 2005 at 23:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Malvern, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

34.3331, -92.7614

Aircraft

Cessna 182J

Registration

N2855F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Malvern → Malvern

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW05CA057

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the sun glare.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While flaring to land on runway 22 (3,188-foot by 60-foot runway), the pilot had difficulty seeing the runway due to sun glare. Upon touchdown the airplane started swerving to the left. The pilot corrected for the left swerve and started to apply the brakes. The airplane then started "skidding" to the right and departed the right side of the runway, before impacting a ditch. The airplane came to rest in an upright position.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.