Cessna 182J N3051F

Summary

On 12 November 2011 at about 01:15 local time, a Cessna 182J registered N3051F, operated by St Cloud CIV Air PAT Flying Club Inc, was involved in an accident near Alexandria, Minnesota, United States. 4 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

12 November 2011 at 01:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Alexandria, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Chandler Field Airport (AXN)

Coordinates

45.8661, -95.3947

Aircraft

Cessna 182J

Registration

N3051F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

St Cloud CIV Air PAT Flying Club Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dickinson → Alexandria

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN12CA065

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the night landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the airplane lost electrical power prior to a night landing. He said that, during the landing flare, the stall warning horn sounded, and he lost sight of the runway lights on the right side of the airplane. The airplane departed the runway and sustained substantial firewall damage when the nose landing gear impacted a runway sign and then buckled under the airplane. Except for the loss of electrical power, the pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.