- Date
- November 10, 1995, 16:50 local (21:50 UTC)
- Place
- Snellville, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N759XVCessna 182Q
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 25, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19951110040549A
- Case key
- 37943
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point on landing. The sunglare and wet grass were factors.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he entered the downwind leg for landing on runway 26. Upon turning final approach, the glare of the setting sun made forward visibility difficult. The approach was high in order to clear trees on the approach end of the runway. The airplane touched down long and fast on the wet grass runway. Brakes were applied, but were not effective. The airplane slid off the end of the runway down an embankment and nosed over.
Factual narrative
On November 10, 1995, about 1650 eastern standard time, a Cessna 182Q, N759XV, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, ran off the end of the runway on landing at Snellville, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the private pilot reported minor injuries. The flight originated from Greenville, South Carolina, about 1 hour 5 minutes before the accident.
The pilot stated he entered downwind leg for an approach to runway 26. Upon turning final approach, the glare of the setting sun made forward visibility difficult. He made the approach with a little extra altitude to clear trees on the approach end of the runway. The airplane touched down long and fast on the wet runway. Brakes were applied but were not effective. The airplane slid down an embankment off the end of the runway, and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N759XV
- Reported as
- Cessna 182Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18266349
- Airframe hours
- 2,872
- Engine
- Continental IO-470F-33B, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James B. Wood
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 21, 1995 · 9 hours before
- Departed
- GMU · Greenville, SC
- Destination
- 2GA9 · GA
- Airport
- 2GA9 · Lenora, runway 26, 2,550 × 100 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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 993 total · 502 in this make and model · 889 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 18 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.