# Accident 19971020030699A: Cessna 182P, Morgantown, WV, October 20, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1997, 13:05 local time
- Place: Morgantown, WV
- Airport: Morgantown Municipal-Walter L Bill
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6307° N, 79.9396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6307&lon=-79.9396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9388G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9388G-2000-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98FA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971020030699A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

IMPROPER FORCED LANDING PROCEDURES. (FROM .4) WHILE EN ROUTE, THE PILOT CALLED ATC AND AMENDED HIS FINAL DESTINATION. THE AIRPLANE WAS AT 5,000 FEET IN THE VICINITY OF THE ORIGINAL DESTINATION WHEN ATC INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO CLIMB AND MAINTAIN 6,000.  SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  THE PILOT WAS ADVISED THE AIRPORT WAS AT HIS 6 O'CLOCK POSITION AND 5 MILES.  THE CONTROLLER REPEATEDLY INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO '...TURN AROUND...' AND '...MAKE A LEFT TURN AROUND...' TO A HEADING OF 020 DEGREES.  THE PILOT ASKED FOR THE HEADING AND IT WAS REPEATED BY THE CONTROLLER.  THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED '...020.' WHEN THE CONTROLLER ASKED IF THE PILOT COULD TURN TO A HEADING OF 020 THE PILOT RESPONDED, 'I'M HEADING 220...'  THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT.  EXAMINATION OF THE PILOT'S LOGBOOK REVEALED APPROXIMATELY 117 HOURS OF FLIGHT EXPERIENCE IN THE 6 YEARS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT WAS NOT CURRENT FOR IFR FLIGHT.  THE PILOT'S CFI STATED HE RECOMMENDED INSTRUMENT PROFICIENCY TRAINING TO THE PILOT 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.  THE AIRPLANE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT IN CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO SERIOUS ICING AT CRUISE   POWER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC98FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98FA016), Oct 20, 1997: Cessna 182P (N9388G), Morgantown, WV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to carburetor ice and the pilot's failure to follow ATC instructions during the emergency descent.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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