Cessna 182P N1530M

Summary

On 4 May 1997 at about 23:50 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N1530M, operated by Edward R. March JR., was involved in an accident near Mobile, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 May 1997 at 23:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Mobile Downtown (BFM)

Coordinates

30.6310, -88.0692

Aircraft

Cessna 182P

Registration

N1530M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Edward R. March JR.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New Orleans → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA97LA153

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout, which resulted in a collision with a runway light.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated he made a smooth landing after completing an ILS approach. The airplane started to weather vane to the right, the pilot lost directional control, and the airplane went off the runway to the right. The pilot initially stated he could not remember if he applied any aileron or rudder input before going off the side of the runway, but recanted his statement in the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report. The airplane collided with a runway light, and the nosegear collapsed after the airplane went off the runway. Examination of the brakes, airframe, and flight control systems revealed no evidence of a precrash mechanical failure or malfunction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.