Cessna 182S N313MA

Summary

On 14 September 2010 at about 00:10 local time, a Cessna 182S registered N313MA, operated by Abrams David, was involved in an accident near Toms River, New Jersey, 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

14 September 2010 at 00:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Toms River, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Robert J. Miller Air Park (MJX)

Coordinates

39.9231, -74.2886

Aircraft

Cessna 182S

Registration

N313MA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Abrams David

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Toms River → Toms River

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

ERA10CA479

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout during a night taxi. Contributing to the accident was the improper parking of a ground vehicle partially onto the taxiway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he was preparing to return to his home airport. He began to taxi to the runway about 30 minutes after sunset. While taxiing, the airplane’s left wing impacted an unlit, unoccupied truck, resulting in substantial damage to the wing. A review of security camera footage revealed that the truck was parked partly on the taxiway and that the airplane was on the taxiway centerline with the landing light illuminated when the impact occurred. A Notice to Airmen was in effect at the time of the accident, closing the taxiways and runway, but only pertained to aircraft 13,500 pounds and above. Another Notice to Airmen, closing the taxiways to all aircraft, took effect about 1 hour after the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.