Cessna 182C N8527T

Summary

On 9 October 2011 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 182C registered N8527T, operated by Warren Larry F, was involved in an accident near Efland, North Carolina, 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

9 October 2011 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Efland, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Farmers Field

Coordinates

36.0903, -79.1731

Aircraft

Cessna 182C

Registration

N8527T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Warren Larry F

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chapel Hill → Efland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12LA358

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a collision with a ditch.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, during the landing roll at his private airfield, the airplane veered to the right, collided with a ditch, and nosed over. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. An examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the engine firewall and vertical stabilizer.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.