- Date
- May 11, 1973
- Place
- Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5518BCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730511010689A
- Case key
- 190364
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1400 73/5/11 BIRMINGHAM,ALA CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1236 TIME - 1540 N5518B PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 922 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRMINGHAM MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTA,GA BIRMINGHAM,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WEATHER BRIEFING - RECIEVED RECORDED BRIEFING BY LFMF RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 30000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) THUNDERSTORM, RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 68 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 280 40 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 77K.THUNDERSTORM APCHG ARPT PRIOR TO ACDT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5518B
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Birmingham Mun
N5518BRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2008 · Cessna 182Airframe modelCessna 182Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5518B · 1
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