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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Nashville, TN · November 13, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 13, 1970
Place
Nashville, TN · NASHVILLE, TN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N2557GCessna 182
Status
Completed · report August 11, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159226

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4175  70/11/13   NASHVILLE,TENN      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 2200
        TIME - 1835                    N2557G              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1900 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - METROPOLITAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,ILL                 NASHVILLE,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    1700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       51
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           45                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- TAXYING WITHOUT LDG LTS. MISSED TAXIWAY TURN AND HIT CULVERT. TAXIWAY WAS LTD AND MARKED.

Aircraft

Registration
N2557G
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Metropolitan