Cessna 402B N5218J
9 February 1982 · Newport News, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 February 1982 at about 09:00 local time, a Cessna 402B registered N5218J, operated by D. G. Hardman, was involved in an accident near Newport News, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newport News, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Newport News (PHF)
- Coordinates
- 37.1091, -76.5201
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402B
- Registration
- N5218J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- D. G. Hardman
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Louisville → 0REG0N City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL82FID06
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING HIS FIRST ILS APPROACH, THE LOCALIZER NEEDLE FLUCTUATED TO THE LEFT. HE MADE CORRECTIVE TURNS TO THE LEFT. WHEN HE BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS AT THE DECISION HEIGHT (DH), HE OBSERVED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND MADE A MISSED APPROACH. AT THAT TIME, HE ASSUMED THAT HE MADE AN ERROR DUE TO A COCKPIT DISTRACTION WHEN HE TURNED ON HIS LANDING LIGHT. HE REPORTED THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM DURING HIS SECOND ILS APPROACH, EXCEPT THE FLUCTUATIONS WERE LARGER. AT THE DH, BOTH OF HIS ILS LOCALIZER NEEDLES SHOWED THAT HE WAS RIGHT OF COURSE. HE SAW A ROW OF LIGHTS TO HIS LEFT THAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE RUNWAY. AFTER HE TURNED LEFT AND DESCENDED, HE REALIZED THEY WERE STREET LIGHTS. DURING HIS CLIMB FOR ANOTHER APPROACH, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE. HE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME ILS PROBLEM ON A THIRD APPROACH, BUT LANDED SAFELY. A CHECK OF THE ILS TRANSMITTERS AND BOTH RECEIVERS REVEALED NO MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. THE PLANE HAD AN AUTOPILOT FRONT/BACK SWITCH, WHICH WAS REPORTEDLY SET ON "FRONT".
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 1982 | Cessna 402B | Upland, California, United States | JON Allan Kodani | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1982 | Cessna 402 | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | Scenic Airlines Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1982 | Cessna 402B | Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States | Darne, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1982 | Cessna 402B | Austin, Texas, United States | Kitty Hawk Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1982 | Cessna 402B | Grayling, Alaska, United States | Federal Aviation Administratio | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1982 | Cessna 402 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Greg Hawes | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 1982 | Cessna 150 | Red Oak, Virginia, United States | Jerry M. Daniel | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1982 | Beechcraft 90 | Hot Springs, Virginia, United States | D. S. Ingalls | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1982 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Lambsburg, Virginia, United States | Air Security Transport Corpora | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Jan 1982 | Cessna 414A | Ashland, Virginia, United States | Ashland Properties | Fatal | 8 |
| 23 Nov 1982 | Piper PA-31-350 | Richmond, Virginia, United States | Mid South Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1982 | Bell 206B | Gate City, Virginia, United States | Imperial Intn'l | Serious injuries | - |