- Date
- November 22, 1987, 18:15 local (Nov 23, 1987, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Hazel Green, AL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8504TCessna 182C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871122066549A
- Case key
- 7679
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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
The airplane hit a tree and crashed about 300 yds short of the rwy while on final appch to land. The plt indicated that he became preoccupied with the airspeed indicator and allowed the airplane to descend below the proper glide path. The plt had less than 1 hr of night flt experience in the preceding 90 days. His total night experience was 6 hrs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8504T
- Reported as
- Cessna 182C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 52404
- Airframe hours
- 2,452
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Phillip R. Carter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 21, 1986 · 37 hours before
- Airport
- M38 · Hazel Green, runway 7, 2,670 × 40 ft
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 259 total · 36 in this make and model · 182 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 140° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.