- Date
- October 13, 1991, 18:20 local (23:20 UTC)
- Place
- Pinson, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9342XCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911013047969A
- Case key
- 8533
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to visually detect and attain proper alignment with the runway.
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 pilot stated that automobiles had parked near the runway with their headlights on and had distorted his vision of the runway. He said that while on final approach to the runway, the aircraft landing light circuit breaker had tripped several times, and he had become distracted while trying to keep the landing light illuminated. After touchdown, he realized that he had landed off to the side of the runway. The terrain on the side of the runway was uneven, and the aircraft was substantially damaged while traveling over the rough terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9342X
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18253742
- Airframe hours
- 4,873
- Engine
- Continental O-470L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 91
- Operator
- Tate, Greye C
- Registered owner
- Carruth, Sandra M
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 13, 1991 · 88 hours before
- Airport
- NONE · Gilmer Industrial, runway 3, 2,500 × 80 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 735 total · 200 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 360° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BHM, 42 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.