Cessna 182P accident near Macon, Georgia, May 3, 1993
On May 3, 1993 at about 2:50 am local time, a Cessna 182P, registered N9911M, was substantially damaged in an accident near Macon, Georgia (Herbert Smart Downtown airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were seriously injured; 2 others were unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point. A factor was the pilot's failure to select another airport for landing and the intermittant runway and VASI lighting system.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 3, 1993 · about 2:50 am local time
- Place
- Macon, Georgia · Herbert Smart Downtown · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were seriously injured; 2 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182P · all 182Ps on the register
- Registration
- N9911M · no longer on the register · serial 182-64807
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE AIRPLANE OVER RAN THE END OF RUNWAY 27 DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE PILOT REPORTED NO AIRCRAFT MALFUNCTIONS. HE STATED THAT THE RUNWAY LIGHTS AND THE VASI EXTINGUISHED WHILE ON THE FINAL APPROACH. HE CONTINUED THE APPROACH, LANDING AT WHAT HE BELIEVED TO BE A POINT 1/4 DOWN THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE INDICATED THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN 120 FEET PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY DEPARTURE THRESHOLD. IT CONTINUED BEYOND THE RUNWAY TO AN EMBANKMENT, THEN TRAVELLED AIRBORNE ACROSS A HIGHWAY BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 638 hours in all; 569 in this make and model; 20 in the last 90 days; 17 in the last 30 days; 586 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,018 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 1, 1992; 72 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,950 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-S (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: CSG Columbus GA at 2:00 am
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 27, 4,696 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 110° at 14 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 1,000 ft
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:52 am from MA, 9 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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