- Date
- December 9, 1982, 17:32 local (23:32 UTC)
- Place
- Huntsville, AL
- NTSB coordinates
- 30.4002, -86.4893 (estimated), outside the stated state
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4718SCessna 182B
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821209062939A
- Case key
- 71130
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft collided with trees during a landing approach in instrument meeorological conditions on a dark night. A VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was damaged in the collision but the pilot managed to continue the approach and land. No injuries were sustained. No VASI was available and the airport elevation is 630 feet. The pilot normally lands at an airport with an elevation of 22 feet.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4718S
- Reported as
- Cessna 182B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R18201401
- Airframe hours
- 371
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J3C50, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Miracle Strip Aviation
- Registered owner
- Ray C. Morgan
- Departed
- AI · 81j, FL
- Destination
- AI · Hsv, AL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Madison County Airport, runway 36, 8,000 × 0 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 295 total · 17 in this make and model · 173 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 350° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 108 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.