Cessna 182P N2277M
29 April 2004 · Sale Creek, Tennessee, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 29 April 2004 at about 01:30 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N2277M was involved in an accident near Sale Creek, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 01:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sale Creek, Tennessee, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.0350, -85.2036
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182P
- Registration
- N2277M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Soddy Daisy → Soddy Daisy
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL04LA103
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, and the pilot's alcohol impairment that resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the ground.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to local authorities, they observed the airplane flying in an erratic manner. The airplane disappeared in the distance and a 911 emergency call was reported that an airplane had gone down. Local authorities that arrived on scene stated that the pilot stated "that the airplane was running out of gas before it collided with the ground". Examination of the accident site revealed that the airplane rested in a nose low attitude and the engine was displaced to the left, and the engine was displaced downward and remained attached to the engine mounts. During the post-accident examination, the engine was prepared for a functional test. The engine started, ran for 10 minutes and developed power. The local authorities also reported that the pilot "had a strong odor of intoxicant" coming from his person. The owner of the airplane reported that the pilot in command was unauthorized to use the airplane. Review of the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department incident report revealed the pilots (Alcohol Medical test showed 212 MG/DL (0.212%).
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 2004 | Cessna 182Q | St. George, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 2004 | Cessna 182A | Traphill, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jul 2004 | Cessna 182N | Bainville, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 2004 | Cessna 182R | Ringgold, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 2004 | Cessna 182P | Washington, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 2004 | Cessna 182T | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
All 6,261 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2004 | Taylorcraft DC-65 | Savannah, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2004 | Beechcraft A23 | Columbia, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2004 | Sidney FREEBIRD | Lexington, Tennessee, United States | Marvin G. Ison | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 May 2004 | Beechcraft 200 | Millington, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 2004 | Boeing MD-11 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 2004 | Glassic Composites SQ-2000 XL | Dayton, Tennessee, United States | Stanley Keith Montgomery | No injuries | - |