- Date
- September 24, 1989, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mt Pleasant, SC
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N735BNCessna 182Q
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890924035859A
- Case key
- 8069
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to slow the aircraft to the proper landing speed at the proper touchdown point or go around. The weather conditions, tailwind, lack of airport facilities (UNICOM not operating and windsock damaged), wet runway/hydroplaning conditions, and muddy terrain beyond the end of the runway were considered to be contributing factors.
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 purpose of the flt was to survey the area & photograph property damage caused by hurricane hugo. While in the area, the wx began to deteriorate & the plt elected to land at east cooper arpt. He rprtd that while landing with a tailwind, the acft floated over halfway down the rwy before touching down. He was unable to stop on the remaining (wet) rwy. After departing the rwy, the acft encountered muddy terrain & nosed over. The plt rprtd he did not see the windsock due to its location & shredded/dirty condition (from hurricane damage). Also, he noted that UNICOM was not available due to the lack of electrical power at the arpt. The plt estd the wx was: 1500' ovc, vis 3 mi with light rain & fog, wind 15 to 20 KTS. Aprx 13 mi west at charleston, SC, the 1550 EDT wx was in part: 2300' ovc, vis 7 mi, wind from 050 deg at 12 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N735BN
- Reported as
- Cessna 182Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18265296
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Part 91
- Operator
- Eagle Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- CAE · Columbia, SC
- Destination
- CAE · Columbia, SC
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- 8S5 · East Cooper, runway 17, 3,700 × 75 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
- 27
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,187 total · 13 in this make and model · 1,086 as pilot in command · 242 in the last 90 days · 72 in the last 30 days · 11 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 32 °F
- Observed at
- CHS, 13 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.