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FAA accident report · Cessna 182D · Blue Earth, MN · April 2, 2017

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Date
April 2, 2017 · 22:06 local
Place
Blue Earth, MN
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8889X
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA215
Reported as
Cessna 182D
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,108 total33 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N8889XRegistration cancelled Sep 13, 2018 · Cessna 182DS/N 18253289 · Built 1961Airframe modelCessna 182DEngine 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.

Flight originated from lake elmo airport Minnesota enroute to Blue Earth municipal airport Minnesota. The flight was planned to be fully completed at night and under visual meteorological conditions. Weather for destination airport was not checked prior to departure. Prior to takeoff, pilot set the altimeter to field elevation. Enroute to destination, the passenger/privacy data omitted/student pilot was observing foreflight and was updating the barometric setting according to foreflight. Weather was not checked enroute for arrival airport. Weather at the nearest weather reporting facility was overcast 300 feet and 2 1/2 sm visibility with a barometric pressure of 29.81 inches. The barometric pressure on the aircraft was set at 30.22 inches. During approach to the airport, low visibility and low ceilings were encountered. While pilot was looking for the airport and the runway lights, the aircraft impacted a field .44 miles south of the approach end of the runway. Pilot stated he descended to 1400 feet MSL which would have put him at 300 feet above field elevation. Pilot had minor injuries and two passengers were not injured.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LAKE ELMO AIRPORT MINNESOTA ENROUTE TO BLUE EARTH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT MINNESOTA. THE FLIGHT WAS PLANNED TO BE FULLY COMPLETED AT NIGHT AND UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. WEATHER FOR DESTINATION AIRPORT WAS NOT CHECKED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, PILOT SET THE ALTIMETER TO FIELD ELEVATION. ENROUTE TO DESTINATION, THE PASSENGER/^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^/STUDENT PILOT WAS OBSERVING FOREFLIGHT AND WAS UPDATING THE BAROMETRIC SETTING ACCORDING TO FOREFLIGHT. WEATHER WAS NOT CHECKED ENROUTE FOR ARRIVAL AIRPORT. WEATHER AT THE NEAREST WEATHER REPORTING FACILITY WAS OVERCAST 300 FEET AND 2 1/2 SM VISIBILITY WITH A BAROMETRIC PRESSURE OF 29.81 INCHES. THE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE ON THE AIRCRAFT WAS SET AT 30.22 INCHES. DURING APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT, LOW VISIBILITY AND LOW CEILINGS WERE ENCOUNTERED. WHILE PILOT WAS LOOKING FOR THE AIRPORT AND THE RUNWAY LIGHTS, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A FIELD .44 MILES SOUTH OF THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT STATED HE DESCENDED TO 1400 FEET MSL WHICH WOULD HAVE PUT HIM AT 300 FEET ABOVE FIELD ELEVATION. PILOT HAD MINOR INJURIES AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.

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 GAA17CA215Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportBlue Earth, MNThe pilot's decision to continue the night, visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain while on final approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper use of an electronic flight…Apr 3, 2017 · Substantial damage