DEER RIVER, MN, USA
N9944T
CESSNA 182C
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE WAS BRIEFED BY THE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION, HE WAS TOLD THE CEILINGS WERE LOW, BUT VFR CONDITIONS WERE EXPECTED BY 1000 CDT. THE PILOT DEPARTED AT 0850 CDT IN WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT HE ESTIMATED TO BE 1000 FT OVERCAST WITH 8 MI VISIBILITY. HE REPORTED THAT AT FIRST, THE WEATHER CONDITION IMPROVED, BUT THE HE ENCOUNTERED AN AREA OF FOG. A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE ON A GRAVEL ROAD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT WING TIP HIT A SMALL PINE TREE WHICH PULLED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE OVERCORRECTED FOR THE SITUATION AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT TALL GRASS AND WENT IN A DITCH ON THE LEFT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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