- Date
- May 2, 1986, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Kenansville, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5334NCessna 182A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860502015579A
- Case key
- 7098
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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
During a landing attempt, the pilot failed to maintain directional control with a 15 knot right crosswind. The pilot stated that he applied rudder and braking, the aircraft drifted of the left side of the runway and collided with a ditch. The pilot did not report any system malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5334N
- Reported as
- Cessna 182A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18267652
- Airframe hours
- 1,121
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Wfk, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Air Chesterfield
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 3, 1985 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- Chesterfield, VA
- Destination
- Myrtle Beach, SC
- Airport
- DPL · P. B. Raiford, runway 22, 3,700 × 100 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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 279 total · 15 in this make and model · 207 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 15 knots, gusting 18
- 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.