- Date
- March 1, 1993, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Gettysburg, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N95747Cessna 182Q
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930301004089A
- Case key
- 11906
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision to land on the snow covered runway that was not currently maintained. Contributing to the pilot's decision was the inadequate report of the runway's condition.
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 reported that he was flying to the airport to receive flight instruction in his helicopter that had been flown there to receive maintenance, and to return the helicopter pilot back to his home base. He stated upon arrival at the airport, he flew over the runway several times but could not determine the runway condition. He stated that the helicopter pilot reported the runway condition as good and covered with hard packed snow. Shortly after touchdown, during the landing roll, the airplane's right main gear broke through the snow and the airplane subsequently nosed over. At the time of the accident, the airport was closed, and had been published as being closed in the airport/facility directory.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N95747
- Reported as
- Cessna 182Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18266617
- Airframe hours
- 2,690
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Eichelbergers Inc.
- Registered owner
- Eichelbergers Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 9, 1992 · 29 hours before
- Departed
- N94 · Carlisle, PA
- Airport
- W05 · Doersom, runway 6, 3,096 × 40 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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,450 total · 1,200 in this make and model · 1,341 as pilot in command · 69 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 22,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 14 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IPT, 30 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.