- Date
- January 19, 1983, 17:05 local (22:05 UTC)
- Place
- Near Telogia, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8780XCessna 182D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830119001259A
- Case key
- 30840
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Analysis
The acft collided with a tree during an off airport precautionary landing. The student pilot was practicing a cross country on a day with questionable weather. The clouds were 1000 feet broken 2500 feet overcast at tallahassee which is 30 miles ene of the accident site. During the flight the pilot became lost/disoriented and low on fuel, so he decided toland. He selected a dirt road and during the landing he ran off the road and collided with a tree and a culvert. The pilot was not injured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8780X
- Reported as
- Cessna 182D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18253180
- Airframe hours
- 3,038
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Maurice F. Callahan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 24, 1982
- Departed
- OCF · Ocala, FL
- Destination
- ABY · Albany, GA
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 56 total · 18 in this make and model · 20 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TLH, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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