- Date
- November 19, 1985, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Bryson City, NC
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9547ECessna 182R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851119059649A
- Case key
- 6909
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft made a normal apch and had the flaps down to about 15 deg. Touch down as about one third down the rwy. There was a bounce and the right wing came up and the acft veered to the left off the rwy. Power was applied and the acft paralleled the rwy. The left wing contacted several small limbs of trees along the side of the grassy area. It lifted off about the middle of the turn around on the east end of the arpt. The left wing contacted a tree and the acft rolled left and dove into the river about 200 ft below. There was a variable cross wind. There were skid marks in the grass and on the asphalt turnaround.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9547E
- Reported as
- Cessna 182R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18268424
- Airframe hours
- 96
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John A. & Faith L. Gehweiler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 14, 1985 · 21 hours before
- Departed
- EHO · Shelby, NC
- Airport
- 6A9 · Sossamon, runway 10, 2,200 × 47 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 171 total · 84 in this make and model · 96 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TYS, 35 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.