Cessna 182RG N2260T

Summary

On 29 March 1983 at about 00:58 local time, a Cessna 182RG registered N2260T was involved in an accident near North Canton, Ohio, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 March 1983 at 00:58

Classification

Accident

Location

North Canton, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Akron-Canton (CAK)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 182RG

Registration

N2260T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Atlanta → Akron

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CHI83LA154

Nobody was injured.

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 PLT REPORTED THAT HE HAD FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN TO YOUNGSTOWN, OH, WITH A CRUISE ALT OF 9000 FT. AFTER PASSING APPLETON, OH, HE CHANGED HIS DESTINATION TO THE AKRON MUNI ARPT. DURING THE APCH, ICING CONDITIONS WERE ENCOUNTERED. THE PLT REPORTED THAT ICE ON HIS WINDSHIELD RESTRICTED HIS FORWARD VISIBILITY & HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN AN ASSIGNED ALT OF 4000 FT. HE DIVERTED TOWARD THE AKRON-CANTON RGNL ARPT & WAS ASSISTED BY A SURVEILLANCE ARCH. THE PLT WAS ABLE TO STABILIZE HIS ALT AT ABOUT 1200 FT AGL & PROCEEDED TO LAND. PERSONNEL IN THE CONTROL TOWER REPORTED THAT AFTER CROSSING THE THRESHOLD, THE ACFT SUDDENLY ENTERED A DESCENT & LANDED HARD. DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT BOUNCED & THE LANDING GEAR & AIRFRAME WERE DAMAGED. THE PLT STATED THAT THE DID NOT REQUEST ANY EN ROUTE BRIEFINGS DURING THE 5 HR FLT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.