# Accident 20000402006249A: Cessna 182C, Brownfield, TX, April 2, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2000, 12:00 local time
- Place: Brownfield, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1707° N, 102.2699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1707&lon=-102.2699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9055T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9055T-2001-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000402006249A

## Narrative

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

(.23) AT APPROX. 1200 ON 4/2/00, MR. MICHAEL CRALLE WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N9055T, A CESSNA 182. MR. CRALLE WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL PIPELINE PATROL NEAR BROWNFIELD, TX. FOR AMERICAN PATROLS, INC., WHEN HE SPOTTED WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN OIL LEAK. MR. CRALLE WAS TRYING TO GET THE ATTENTION OF TWO OIL FIELD WORKERS WHO WERE IN A NEARBY OIL FIELD. ACCORDING TO THE TWO WITNESSES, THE A/C WAS IN A STEEP LEFT HAND BANK (THEY STATED APPROX. 90 DEGREE) WHEN IT STRUCK THE GROUND APPROX. 300 FT FROM THEIR POSITION. THEY STATED THE A/C STARTED OUT HIGH IN THE TURN, APPROX. 500 FT, WHEN IN THE TURN IT BEGAN LOSING ALTITUDE UNTIL STRIKING THE GROUND. MR. CRALLE SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES DURING THE ACCIDENT. MR. CRALLE DOES NOT REMEMBER THE MOMENTS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 FTW00LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA114), Apr 2, 2000: Cessna 182C (N9055T), Brownfield, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot inadvertently stalling the airplane. A factor was the pilot's diverted attention toward people on the ground.

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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