Cessna 182M N71846

Summary

On 4 July 1985 at about 02:15 local time, a Cessna 182M registered N71846 was involved in an accident near Tulia, Texas, 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.

Date

4 July 1985 at 02:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Tulia, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Swisher County (Q06)

Coordinates

34.5300, -101.7701

Aircraft

Cessna 182M

Registration

N71846

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

FTW85LA301

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 STUDENT PLT, WITH 2 HRS TOTAL NIGHT EXPERIENCE, FLARED HIGH ON FINAL AND STALLED THE ACFT, WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR, DURING A NIGHT PRACTICE FLT. THE PLT STATED THAT THE RED INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK WHEN HE TURNED THEM ON. INSTEAD HE USED THE WHITE DOME LIGHT, WHICH CREATED A GLARE IN THE COCKPIT AFFECTING HIS DEPTH PERCEPTION. THE PLT FAILED TO TURN THE INSTRUMENT LIGHT RHEOSTAT FAR ENOUGH FOR ADEQUATE ILLUMINATION. THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS OPERATED NORMALLY WHEN THEY WERE CHECKED AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.