# Accident 20021119032839A: Cessna 182Q, Cornelia, GA, November 19, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2002, 21:52 local time
- Place: Cornelia, GA
- Airport: Habersham County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4978° N, 83.5578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4978&lon=-83.5578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58GH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58GH-2007-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021119032839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) NOVEMBER 19, 2002 N58GH, A CESSNA 182Q, DEPARTED TALLAHASSEE, FL ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN (IFR) TO CORNELIA/HABERSHAM COUNTY (AJR) AIRPORT. LAST ATC CLEARANCE WAS AT 2149 5.3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AJR, CLEARED FOR GPS APPROACH. WEATHER WAS REPORTED, METAR GVL 200253Z VV01 M1/4 FOG WIND CALM. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS LOCATED 0900 NOVEMBER 20, 2002 APPROXIMATELY THREE HUNDRED YARDS SOUTH OF CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 6. THE ELT DID NOT ACTIVATE ON IMPACT. THE SWITCH WAS FOUND IN THE AUTO POSITION. BATTERY WAS DUE NOVEMBER 2004. M&D REPORT SUBMITTED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD IMPACTED TREES, AND WAS DEMOLISHED. FUEL WAS OBSERVED DRAINING FROM THE WINGS AT THE SITE. NO ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTED DURING THE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT, ENGINE AND PROPELLER. ANDREW HALL, OF THE CESSNA AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, WAS AT THE ACCIDENT SITE AND AT THE WRECKAGE EXAMINATION SITE. NO ENGINE REPRESENTATIVE WAS AVAILABLE.

## 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 ATL03FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA017), Nov 20, 2002: Cessna 182Q (N58GH), Cornelia, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow IFR approach procedures and continue below the minimum descent altitude, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees, and the ground. A factor was the pilot's…

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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