19971209037849A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna TR182 · Owenton, KY · December 9, 1997

Date: December 9, 1997 · 18:30 local
Place: Owenton, KY
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4701S
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC98LA038
Reported as: Cessna TR182
Reported engine: Lycoming O540L3C5
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 428 total27 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N4701SRegistered now · Cessna TR182S/N R18201389 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna TR182 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Encountered deteriotading weather. Elected land off airport. Struck a ditch. (.4) the non-instrument rated pilot stated that he obtained a weather briefing from the weather channel and a duat service. The weather forecast called for marginal visual flight rules conditions. About 100 miles from his destination, the pilot encountered instrument meteorological conditions. He performed a precautionary landing to an uneven field. During the landing, the landing gears collapsed; and the propeller and left wing were damaged.(-23) see narrative #NYC98LA038.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED DETERIOTADING WEATHER. ELECTED LAND OFF AIRPORT. STRUCK A DITCH. (.4) THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT STATED THAT HE OBTAINED A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM THE WEATHER CHANNEL AND A DUAT SERVICE. THE WEATHER FORECAST CALLED FOR MARGINAL VISUAL FLIGHT RULES CONDITIONS. ABOUT 100 MILES FROM HIS DESTINATION, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. HE PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO AN UNEVEN FIELD. DURING THE LANDING, THE LANDING GEARS COLLAPSED; AND THE PROPELLER AND LEFT WING WERE DAMAGED.(-23) SEE NARRATIVE #NYC98LA038.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC98LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOwenton, KYThe pilot's inadequate preflight/inflight decision and VFR flight in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing was a low ceiling.Dec 9, 1997 · Substantial damage