- Date
- March 20, 1978
- Place
- Hazard, KY · HAZARD, KY
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N21531Cessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report May 24, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780320009489A
- Case key
- 142775
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0711 78/3/20 HAZARD,KY CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1420 N21531 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 39, 2035 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 325 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HAZARD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOUISVILLE,KY HAZARD,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 70 180 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- T/D FAST & LONG WITH FLAPS UP.OBSTRUCTIONS ON DEP END PREVENTED GO-ARND.GUSTS TO 20KNOTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21531
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hazard
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N21531 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL89LA073Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHamilton, OHThe pilot's improper use of the carburetor heat control which resulted in a loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident were conditions conducive to carburetor ice.NTSB MIA73FLA41Accident · No injuriesClosedQuincy, FL