Cessna 182 N2408Q

Summary

On 5 September 2019 at about 03:30 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N2408Q was involved in an accident near Charleston, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 September 2019 at 03:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Yeager (CRW)

Coordinates

38.3694, -81.6019

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N2408Q

Category

Airplane

Year built

1966

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Charleston → Charleston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

GAA19CA525

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's improper approach path at night and his misjudgment of the landing point, which resulted in landing short of the runway and impact with the runway's engineered materials arrestor system.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while performing landings for night currency, he misjudged the approach, and the airplane landed short of the runway and then impacted the engineered materials arrestor system, which was about 370 ft lower than the approach end of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Archived NOTAMs for the date of the accident reported that the runway's visual approach slope indicator and end lighting were out of service.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.