- Date
- April 29, 1978
- Place
- Gadsden, AL · GADSDEN, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8787TCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report June 1, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780429009009A
- Case key
- 142234
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0845 78/4/29 GADSDEN,AL CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 667 TIME - 1815 N8787T PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COOSA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOBILE,AL GADSDEN,AL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8787T
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Coosa
N8787TRegistration cancelled Dec 28, 2024 · Cessna 182CAirframe modelCessna 182CEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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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.