19961027036649I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182C · Dubois, PA · October 27, 1996

Date: October 27, 1996 · 13:35 local
Place: Dubois, PA
Phase of flight: Scud Running
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8464T
Reported as: Cessna 182C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 310 total125 in this make and model

N8464TRegistered now · Cessna 182CS/N 52364 · Built 1959 Airframe modelCessna 182C Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the pilot stated; he departed strip-mine field at 10:30, encountered fog, turned south to clearfield airport, missed it , turned east for 20 minutes then turned back to the west - tried to find clarion airport, missed it, turned east again, called Dubois fss and got vector to Dubois airport. Pilot knew that he could not land at Dubois and spotted the strip-mine and landed at strip-mine. Investigation of this incident confirms that the pilot encountered IFR conditions and made an off airport landing. During the landing r/h maintire struck a cable and was damaged. Submission of this report closes this incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED; HE DEPARTED STRIP-MINE FIELD AT 10:30, ENCOUNTERED FOG, TURNED SOUTH TO CLEARFIELD AIRPORT, MISSED IT , TURNED EAST FOR 20 MINUTES THEN TURNED BACK TO THE WEST - TRIED TO FIND CLARION AIRPORT, MISSED IT, TURNED EAST AGAIN, CALLED DUBOIS FSS AND GOT VECTOR TO DUBOIS AIRPORT. PILOT KNEW THAT HE COULD NOT LAND AT DUBOIS AND SPOTTED THE STRIP-MINE AND LANDED AT STRIP-MINE. INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT CONFIRMS THAT THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED IFR CONDITIONS AND MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. DURING THE LANDING R/H MAINTIRE STRUCK A CABLE AND WAS DAMAGED. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.