ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385881
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| Date: | Sunday 20 May 2001 |
| Time: | 11:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182E |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9344X |
| MSN: | 18253744 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2075 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fallon, NV -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hawthorne Industrial Airport, NV (KHTH) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After the private pilot noticed "a smell of something burning" during cruise flight, he elected to land the airplane on a highway. During the landing, he saw a car approaching. The car driver apparently did not see the landing airplane, and the pilot attempted to steer the airplane near the shoulder of the road. He was concentrating on the car and failed to see the sign positioned on the side of the road. The airplane's right wing impacted the sign, the nose gear collapsed, and the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. Examination of the airplane after the accident revealed remnants of a bird nest on top of the No. 1 cylinder near the cabin heating system air intake.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with a road sign during an emergency landing to a road. Contributing factors were the smoke created from a bird nest in the engine compartment, and the pilot's diverted attention due to an approaching car on the road.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX01LA182
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 08:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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