- Date
- May 20, 1983, 20:53 local (May 21, 1983, 01:53 UTC)
- Place
- Nashville, TN
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8074MCessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830520022969A
- Case key
- 6068
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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.
In flight collision with object
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Weather condition - cloudsFactor
Weather condition - rainFactor
Weather condition - fogFactor
Ifr procedure - improperCause
Diverted attentionCause
Object - wire,transmissionFactor
Analysis
The acft collided with a powerline while on an ILS approach. The weather was VMC but scattered clouds and a dark night necessitated the instrument approach. The pilot stated that he became distracted while re-setting his directional gyro and descended below the glide slope during the approach.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8074M
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18264537
- Airframe hours
- 1,332
- Engine
- Continental O-470-S, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jennings S. Bond
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 3, 1982 · 51 hours before
- Departed
- MO13 · Lutesville, MO
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BNA · Nashville Metro, runway 2L, 7,702 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,152 total · 1,234 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 20° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BNA, 2 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.