- Date
- April 13, 1988, 22:30 local (Apr 14, 1988, 03:30 UTC)
- Place
- Clarksville, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9373XCessna 182E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880413009259A
- Case key
- 34558
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Analysis
While attempting to land at night on a radio activated runway lighted airport, PIC was unable to activate the system. After several attempts to activate the runway lights, he elected to land on the unlighted runway. He aligned about 20 yards right of centerline and landed on the sod border. During the roll out he struck a ditch, collapsing the nose gear, then hitting the wing tip and propeller. Airport personnel had inadvertently de- activated the radio controlled function of the rwy lighting system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9373X
- Reported as
- Cessna 182E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18253773
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Rich Weaver/Garry Reece
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1987
- Departed
- TUL · Tulsa, OK
- Destination
- H35 · Clarksville, AR
- Airport
- H35 · Clarksville, runway 27, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 65
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,491 total · 236 in this make and model · 1,489 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FSM, 50 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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