# Accident 20211207020909A: Cessna 182, Statesboro, GA, December 7, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2021, 21:24 local time
- Place: Statesboro, GA
- Airport: Statesboro-Bullock County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4445° N, 81.7342° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4445&lon=-81.7342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5776B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5776B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211207020909A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 7, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 2124 EASTERN TIME, A 1956 CESSNA 182, WITH REGISTRATION N5776B WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE PERSON ONBOARD AND SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. A METAR ISSUED FOR KTBR AT 2115 ON DECEMBER 7, 2021 INDICATED AN OVERCAST CLOUD DECK WITH A CEILING OF 600 FEET AGL. ADS-B SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED STATESBORO BULLOCK COUNTY AIRPORT (TRB) RUNWAY 14 AT 2121 AND BEGAN A TURN TO SOUTH WHILE CLIMBING TO 1000 FT MSL (813 FEET AGL). APPROXIMETLY 1.8 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A CLIMBING 360 DEGREE TIGHENTING LEFT TURN TO 1800 FEET FOLLOWED BY A RAPID DESCENT WHICH REACHED 8500 FEET PER MINUTE TO IMPACT AT 2124.  WITNESSES STATED THE ENGINE SOUNDED TO BE AT FULL POWER. THE INITIAL GROUND SCAR INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE. THE PROPELLER EXHIBITED BLADE POLISHING, LEADING EDGE GOUGING AND TORSIONAL TWISTING. AN ON-SITE ENGINE INSPECTION INDICATED VALVE CONTINUITY AND NO PISTON OR CYLINDER DAMAGE. THE MUFFLER TAIL PIPE SEPARATED ON IMPACT AND WAS LOCATED IN A GRASSY AREA WITH BURNING AND DISCOLORATION TO THE GRASS BENEATH THE TAIL PIPE. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND WITH THE BOTH POSITION SELECTED. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED. ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS WERE LOCATED IN THE DEBRIS PATH. AN ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON OCTOBER 15, 2021 AT TACH: 403.6 HOURS WITH A TOTAL AIRFRAME TIME OF 9226.4 HOURS. THE TACHOMETER WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED BUT APPEARED TO INDICATE 443.4 AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. DURING THE RECORDS REVIEW, NO ENTRY WAS FOUND FOR 91.411 ALTIMETER/STATIC SYSTEM AND 91.413 TRANSPONDER CHECKS. THE PILOT?S LOGBOOK WAS NOT FOUND AT THE SCENE AND FAMILY MEMBERS WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE IT.

## 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 ERA22FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA083), Dec 8, 2021: Cessna 182 (N5776B), Statesboro, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to initiate a visual flight rules flight into dark night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of control shortly…

## Other reports on N5776B (1)

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

- [Incident 20100328030369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100328030369I), Mar 28, 2010: Cessna 182 (N5776B), St. Mary'S, GA, No damage, 1 fatal. Following an uneventful wingsuit jump, a 53 year old, d-licensed female skydiver died of head and neck injuries sustained during a hard , off-field landing

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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