- Date
- January 1, 1992, 21:00 local (Jan 2, 1992, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Eustis, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7582SCessna 182Q
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920101001139A
- Case key
- 33050
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Probable cause
The pilot misjudged altitude and distance resulting in undershooting the landing. Contributing to the acident was the dark night condition.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While on a straight-in approach to rwy 36 (not VASI equipped), during a dark night, the acft collided with a tree located west of the extended centerline of the rwy. The plt initiated a go-around and landed uneventfully at a nearby arpt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7582S
- Reported as
- Cessna 182Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18265231
- Airframe hours
- 1,350
- Engine
- Continental O-470U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Ana, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Ana, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- SPG · St. Petersburg, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- X55 · Mid Florida Air Service, runway 36, 3,000 × 80 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 750 total · 500 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 80° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.