# NTSB ATL87LA115: Cessna 182Q, N4798N, Meridianville, AL, April 17, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 17, 1987, 07:39 local (12:39 UTC)
- Place: Meridianville, AL
- Coordinates: 34.869373, -86.570686 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8694&lon=-86.5707&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7410
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL87LA115
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7410/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA115

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, go-around (vfr)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - proper alignment - not obtained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - go-around - initiated, pilot in command
  - proper altitude - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
  - maneuver - premature, pilot in command (cause)
  - pull-up - attempted, pilot in command
  - object - wire,transmission
  - clearance - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, go-around (vfr)
  - terrain condition - ground

## Analysis

THE PLT COMPLETED THE VOR/DME-B APPCH TO THE ARPT AND CANCELLED HIS IFR FLT PLAN. THE PLT REPORTED OBSERVING THAT THE ACFT WAS TO THE RIGHT OF THE RWY WHILE ON FINAL APPCH TO RWY 36. HE THEN INITIATED A GO-AROUND, AND BEGAN A RIGHT TURN AFTER 'PASSING' A TREE HE OBSERVED TO THE RIGHT. WHILE TURNING, HE REALIZED THAT THE ACFT WAS HEADING TOWARD A UTILITY POLE, TRANSFORMER, AND WIRES; HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL UP, BUT THE ACFT STRUCK A UTILITY WIRE AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN BEYOND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4798N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18267376
- Airframe hours: 1517
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-U 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Redstone Flying Club
- Registered owner: Bennie R. Gardner
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: HUA, HUNTSVILLE, AL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: M82, Huntsville Airport North, runway 36, 3,765 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,104 total, 840 in this make and model, 990 as pilot in command, 21 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,300 ft broken
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: HSV, 17 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19870417010239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870417010239A), Apr 17, 1987: Cessna 182Q, Huntsville Nort, AL, Substantial damage. Struck pole in turn during go around. Wasnt properly aligned in marginal VFR conditions. Poles parallel to runway.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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