- Date
- September 18, 1992, 20:16 local (Sep 19, 1992, 00:16 UTC)
- Place
- Edgartown, MA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N102SRCessna R182
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920919037709A
- Case key
- 11737
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Probable cause
The pilots's lack of regard for the published decision height of the approach and his decision not to execute a missed approach. Factors contributing to the accident include the pilot's failure to attain the proper glidepath and descent rate during the approach, the pilot's poor in flight decision to continue the approach, weather conditions which were below approach minimums, dark night lighting conditions, and self induced pressure by the pilot to complete the flight.
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 was cleared for an instrument landing system approach by the control tower. The reported weather conditions included a indefinite ceiling of 100 feet and one half mile visibility with fog. During the approach, the airspeed, glidepath, rate of descent, and position relative to the glideslope and localizer were not stabilized. The airplane impacted terrain about one half mile from the end of the runway. The published decision height for the approach is 200 feet above the ground. According to an inspector with the Massachusetts aeronautics commission, the private pilot was paid two hundred dollars to fly the two passengers, and he had been paid to fly the same route at least ten times before the accident flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N102SR
- Reported as
- Cessna R182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R18200731
- Airframe hours
- 2,560
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-L3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- George R. Gladu
- Registered owner
- George R. Gladu
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 6, 1992
- Departed
- HVN · New Haven, CT
- Destination
- MVY · MA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MVY · Marthas Vineyard, runway 24
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,800 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 220° at 10 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 100 ft
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MVY, 1 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.