Cessna 182K N3047Q

Summary

On 15 February 2008 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 182K registered N3047Q was involved in an accident near Greenville, Maine, United States. One person was 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

15 February 2008 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Greenville, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Greenville (3B1)

Coordinates

45.4628, -69.5514

Aircraft

Cessna 182K

Registration

N3047Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stow → Greenville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC08CA101

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident were the snow covered runway and sun glare light conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing on a 3,999-foot-long, 75-foot-wide, asphalt runway, which was covered with snow. The airplane touched down near the runway centerline; however, during the landing rollout, the pilot was not able to discern the runway boundaries due to the snow on the ground and sun glare. The airplane drifted to the left, where it subsequently contacted a snow bank and nosed over. The airplane sustained damage to both wings, the propeller, and the horizontal and vertical stabilizers. The pilot indicated that he did not experience any preimpact airplane malfunctions. The pilot reported that the winds at the time of the accident were light and variable.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.