# Accident 19941127039229A: Cessna 182P, Greer, SC, November 27, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1994, 18:25 local time
- Place: Greer, SC
- Airport: Greenville-Spartanburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9302° N, 82.2309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9302&lon=-82.2309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6556M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6556M-1996-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,953 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941127039229A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UNABLE DESTINATION. MISSED TWO APPROACHES ALTERNATE. SAW LIGHTS THOUGHT APPROACH LIGHTS. HIT FENCE, BLAMED FATIGUE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL95LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA020), Nov 27, 1994: Cessna 182P (N6556M), Greer, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES AND HIS PREMATURE DESCENT BELOW THE PUBLISHED DECISION HEIGHT. A FACTOR WAS PILOT FATIGUE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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