- Date
- November 27, 1984, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ahoskie, NC
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N12946Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841127064619A
- Case key
- 6716
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on a night VFR local area flight the pilot noticed haze obscuring the lights on the ground. He returned to the airport and activated the REIL lights, he lost sight of the lights as he entered the traffic pattern. During the left turn to base, he entered fog and became disoriented and attempted a go-around. The aircraft impacted some trees but was still controllable. The pilot attempted to make another approach but again became disoriented and the acftimpacted the ground on the airport but heading about 120 degrees left of the intended rwy. The pilot reported only 3 hours of simulated instrument time.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12946
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17262392
- Airframe hours
- 824
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E20, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Edward T. Copeland
- Registered owner
- Copeland Management Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 22, 1984 · 58 hours before
- Departed
- ASJ · Ahoskie, NC
- Airport
- A5J · Tri County, runway 36, 3,950 × 75 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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 195 total · 180 in this make and model · 166 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EWN, 74 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.