The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
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PERRY COUNTY, Kentucky (WYMT) - It was a close call at Wendell H. Ford Airport in Perry County on Saturday as high winds turned a routine landing into an alarming incident.
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Louisville, Kentucky
Location: Hazard, Kentucky
Accident Number: ERA22LA147
Date and Time: March 5, 2022, 15:35 Local
Registration: N767RT
Aircraft: Cessna T182T
Injuries: 2 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Cessna
Registration: N767RT
Model/Series: T182T
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: CPF,1256 ft msl
Observation Time: 15:35 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 0°C /0°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 16 knots / 23 knots, 210°
Lowest Ceiling:
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting:
Type of Flight Plan Filed: IFR
Departure Point: Slidell, LA (ASD)
Destination: HAZARD, KY
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 2 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries:
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 None
Latitude, Longitude: 37.387361,-83.261611
The incident happened at around 3:45 p.m. when gusts of wind blew the pilot’s Cessna 182 off of the runway, flipping the plane upside down before it landed on top of a small cliff nearby.
Both the pilot and passenger in the aircraft were not injured.
Officials are not releasing their identities at this time.
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