ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369482
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| Date: | Monday 21 November 1988 |
| Time: | 22:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5473B |
| MSN: | 33473 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4247 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Thomaston, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE ON A NIGHT FLIGHT IN AN AIRCRAFT THAT WAS EQUIPPED TO CARRY SKYDIVERS. DURING THE APPROACH TO LAND, THE LANDING LIGHT FAILED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET THE LIGHT TO OPERATE, THE PILOT ALLOWED AN UNDERSHOOT TO DEVELOP. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE GEAR FAILED WHEN THE NOSE- WHEEL STRUCK THE RUNWAY LIP. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AND NOSED OVER. MIRL & THRESHOLD LIGHTS WERE INSTALLED, BUT THERE WERE NO VASI LIGHTS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL89LA043
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 15:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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