# NTSB ERA22LA356: Cessna 182C, N8865T, Holly Ridge, NC, August 4, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: August 4, 2022, 13:09 local (17:09 UTC) - Place: Holly Ridge, NC · On Airport - Coordinates: 34.490492, -77.532125 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4905&lon=-77.5321&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern final: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 105667 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA22LA356 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105667/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105667 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA356 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance of powerlines on final approach. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md?model=2072708), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: altitude](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md?model=2072708), [All aircraft, 1,310 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: wire](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipment (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032/cases.md?model=2072708), [All aircraft, 588 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR pattern final: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182C, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072708), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 182C, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072708), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot was on final approach when he collided with a set of unmarked powerlines that ran perpendicular to the runway. The airplane flipped over and impacted the ground resulting in substantial damage to the tail section. The pilot said he reviewed the airport facility directory prior to the flight and was aware that the runway had a displaced threshold and a set of powerlines located between the end of the runway and a section of pine trees, which were equal in height to the powerlines. He said that as he cleared the pine trees on final approach, he saw the powerlines and struck them “five feet too low.” The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8865T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8865T-2023-12-02), registration cancelled 2023-12-02, S/N 52765, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C - Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 52765 - Year built: 1960 - Airframe hours: 2526 - Engines: Continental O-470-L 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 25, 2022, 2 hours before - Departed: None, Germantown, NC - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: N21, Holly Ridge/Topsail, runway 14, 3,591 × 88 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 75; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 13, 2022; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 1,208 total, 815 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 210° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 75 °F - Altimeter: 30.13 inHg - Observed at: KNCA, 14 nm away - METAR: METAR KNCA 041656Z 21009KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A3013 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20220804014079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220804014079A), Aug 4, 2022: Cessna 182C, Holly Ridge, NC, Destroyed. On August 04, 2022 at 1730Z, a Cessna 182 was coming into the N21 airport for landing. The aircraft was being piloted by[privacy data omitted], when the… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 4, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105667. 2.2 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 890 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14559424&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_1_fillable_savable_Redacted-Rel.pdf - NTSB summary of email - pilot statement (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 149 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14559810&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20Summary%20of%20Email%20-%20Pilot%20Statement-Rel.pdf - Investigation photos (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 2 photos, 445 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14529869&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigative%20Photos-Rel.pdf - Airport surveillance video file (item 4, MP4, 762 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14530433&FileExtension=MP4&FileName=Airport%20Video-Rel.MP4 From the NTSB's public API. 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