- Date
- March 2, 1986, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Pepperell, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8776TCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860302005269A
- Case key
- 30306
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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
After descending to traffic pattern altitude. The throttle was advanced with no response from the engine. On flare to landing, pilot experienced sun glare, drifted to the right, and touched down in a snow bank. Nose gear dug in and aircraft flipped over onto its back. The aircraft was substantially damaged but the certified pilot and passenger were uninjured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8776T
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 52676
- Airframe hours
- 5,000
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 137
- Registered owner
- James A. Reid
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 1, 1986 · 20 hours before
- Airport
- MA09 · Sports Center, runway 24, 2,700 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 39
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,359 total · 1,040 in this make and model · 3,091 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft unknown
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8776T · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.