# Accident 20190525005149A: Cessna TR182, Saint Simons Is, GA, May 25, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2019, 09:23 local time
- Place: Saint Simons Is, GA
- Airport: Mckinnon St. Simons Island
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2325° N, 81.3547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2325&lon=-81.3547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6123T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6123T-2022-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540-L3C50
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190525005149A

## Narrative

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

N6123T WAS ON VISUAL APPROACH INTO SSI AND APPROVED TO CHANGE TO ADVISORY FREQUENCY. THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR AT 0923 EST AT APPROXIMATELY 1,300 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED 5.5 MILES NE OF SSI ORIENTED AT ABOUT A HEADING OF 210 DEGREES. THE PROPELLER SPINNER, PROPELLER, ENGINE AND FORWARD PART OF THE FUSELAGE WERE NOSE DOWN IN A 3 FOOT DEEP CRATER. POST ACCIDENT FIRE OCCURRED. A DEBRIS PATH WAS NOT OBSERVED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TWO TREE STRIKES IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE WRECKAGE.  THERE WERE NO IDENTIFIABLE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS OBSERVED.

## 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 ERA19FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA179), May 25, 2019: Cessna TR182 (N6123T), St. Simons Island, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control during approach for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N6123T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20160714011969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160714011969I), Jul 14, 2016: Cessna TR182 (N6123T), Savannah, GA, Minor damage. 7/14/16, 10:35 Am [privacy data omitted] began his takeoff from rwy 19 sav in his TR182. Nearly reaching rotate speed, light on wheels, his nose gear retracted…

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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