- Date
- September 18, 1985, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Panala, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N92746Cessna 182N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850918071459A
- Case key
- 6886
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with a tree during lndg which pulled it to the left off the road chosen for landing. The plt applied pwr to clear a ditch and the acft came to rest in a row of small trees. The plt had said the eng had started missing after takeoff from the road and he elected to return to land. Post acc inspection of the eng by an r&p mechanic showed no malfunctions or irregularities.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N92746
- Reported as
- Cessna 182N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18260345
- Airframe hours
- 2,413
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Thomas Graham
- Registered owner
- Roger Schilling
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 1985 · 36 hours before
- Departed
- NONE · Panola, AL
- Destination
- BHM · Birmingham, AL
- Airport
- 12
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 301 total · 28 in this make and model · 224 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.