- Date
- November 1, 1988, 19:30 local (Nov 2, 1988, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Nashville, TN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3822YCessna 210D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report July 19, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881101050069A
- Case key
- 8074
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Drg west arr at ngt, plt was vctrd for a VFR, straight-in apch to rwy 2R & adzd of Boeing 727 off his rgt front, passingfm rgt to left. He was cautioned abt wake turbc (w/t) & replied, 'okay I see him.' Ctlr then told plt to turn inbnd & maint 'visual' with the 727. Plt acknowledged, then was clrd to twr freq. At 1928:04, he was clrd to lnd on rwy 2R, but wasn't given wnd info (nor did he rprt rcvg ATIS info). Wnd was fm 250 deg at 5 KTS, which would have drifted w/t fm RWY2L twd rwy 2R. At 1928:39, plt rprtd w/t enctr, but he contd inbnd. Abt 39 sec ltr, radar ctc was lost & N3822Y crashed in steep dscnt abt 1 mi fm rwy 2L. Twr psnl didn't see or realize it had crashed. Radar data showed 727 made straight dscnt to rwy 2L; N3822Y apchd abt 2 mi bhnd the 727 & blo its apch path. At abt 1100' AGL, as it converged aprx 200' blothe 727'S apch path, an abrupt alt dev (dscnt) occurred. Dscnt was arrested, but N3822Y contd inbnd & converged again toabt 200' blo 727 flt path (300' AGL), then radar ctc lost. Rwy ctrlns, 1650' apart; 2L staggered 1800' byd 2R threshold.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3822Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 210D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21058322
- Airframe hours
- 2,726
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert Hampson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 1988 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- JWN · Nashville, TN
- Destination
- BNA
- Airport
- BNA · Nashville Metro, runway 2R, 5,186 × 200 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
- 66
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,274 total · 56 in this make and model · 1,078 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 250° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BNA
FAA reports on this event · 1
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