Cessna 182P N9187M

Summary

On 11 April 1994 at about 11:03 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N9187M, operated by Jerseyville Sport Flyers, was involved in an accident near Chesterfield, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 April 1994 at 11:03

Classification

Accident

Location

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Spirit of St Louis (SUS)

Coordinates

38.6490, -90.5793

Aircraft

Cessna 182P

Registration

N9187M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Jerseyville Sport Flyers

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jerseyville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI94LA130

1 person was seriously injured.

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW PROPER IFR PROCEDURES AND MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE DURING THE APPROACH. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND FAILURE OF THE APPROACH CONTROLLER TO ISSUE AN IFR TRANSPONDER CODE TO THE AIRCRAFT WHEN HE PROVIDED THE IFR CLEARANCE, WHICH WOULD HAVE ALLOWED A LOW ALTITUDE ALERT TO BE TRIGGERED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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BEFORE FLIGHT, THE PILOT WAS TOLD THE ILS GLIDESLOPE FOR RUNWAY 8R AT THE DESTINATION (SUS) WAS OUT OF SERVICE. DURING A NIGHT ARRIVAL, THE APPROACH CONTROLLER (APCH CTLR) ASKED IF HE WANTED AN IFR CLEARANCE; HE SAID HE DID. THE CTLR PROVIDED VECTORS FOR AN ILS 8 RIGHT APCH, BUT CLEARED THE PILOT FOR THE APCH WITHOUT ADVISING THAT THE GLIDESLOPE WAS OUT OF SERVICE. ALSO, THE CTLR DID NOT ASSIGN AN IFR CODE, SO THE LOW ALTITUDE ALERT SYSTEM WAS NOT ACTIVATED. THE PILOT FLEW THRU THE LOCALIZER (LOC) COURSE, THEN SAID HE WAS NOT RECEIVING THE LOC. THE APCH CTLR ASKED THE TOWER IF THE LOC WAS OPERATIONAL & WAS TOLD 'IT WAS IN ALARM BUT THE LOCALIZER IS UP NOW.' THE PILOT WAS REVECTORED FOR THE APCH, THEN SAID HE WAS RECEIVING THE LOC. HE WAS CLEARED AGAIN FOR THE ILS. DURING THE APCH, N9187M DESCENDED BELOW THE LOC-ONLY MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE (1020') & ILS DECISION HEIGHT (662'). SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE HIT TREES ON AN ISLAND IN A RIVER, 2.5 MI WEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE RIVER WAS BELOW THE AIRPORT ELEVATION OF 463'.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.