NONE · Cessna 182R · 2001-08-23 · Elizabethtown, KY, USA
Event
NTSB number
NYC01LA216
Event ID
20010830X01836
Type
Accident
Date
2001-08-23
Location
Elizabethtown, KY, USA
Coordinates
37.691665, -85.917778
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
182R
Registration
N5419E
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's improper decision to fly the airplane with a known deficiency, and his inflight decision to land with a quartering tailwind. A factor was the wing maintenance officer's concurrence to fly the airplane with the known deficiency.