What happened
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(-23) 135 Operator, durango flying service, CE-R182, departed durango, CO. Under IFR conditions, VFR flight plan to albuquerque, NM, with two stops enroute, farmington, NM and gallup, NM. Flight departed gallup, NM for albuquerque, NM. Conditions IFR, flight plan VFR, collided with Mt. Taylor at approx. 10,700 ft. currently under investigation. (.4) history of flight: on October 10, 2000, at approximately 1925 mountain daylight time, a Cessna R-182, N182BG, was destroyed when it collided withterrain near Grants, new Mexico. The instrument rated commercial pilot, the sole occupant in the airplane, was fatally injured. The aircraft was being operated by durango air services, inc., durango, Colorado, as a non-scheduled domestic cargo flight under title 14 CFR part 135. Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed at the accident site, at the time of the accident. A VFR flight plan had been filed for the flight which originated from gallup, new Mexico, approximately 25 minutes before the accident. According to the federal aviation administration (FAA) albuquerque air route traffic control center (ARTCC) radar, the airplane departed durango, Colorado, at 0420 on the morning of the accident. The pilot reported, in a journal found in the airplane, that he had filed an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan for albuquerque, and terminated the flight by flying an instrument-landing-system (ILS) approach to a full stop at approximately 0530. The airplane departed albuquerque for farmington at 1205, arriving at approximately 1305. The pilot then flew to durango to have the engine oil changed and to refuel. The pilot further reported in the journal that he was flying on a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan, but documented that bad weather had forced him to fly in and out of instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). He stated that there were "low clouds, rain, and reduced visibility" along his flight path. The pilot left durango at an undetermined time, and flew to farmington, and then to gallup. He left gallup at approximately 1900 and climbed to 9,500 feet mean seal level (MSL) where he cruised for approximately 15 minutes. Radar indicates that at 1924:07, the airplane started to climb at 418 feet per minute until the last radar return at 1725:43 (10,400 feet). An emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signal was received on mount taylor; a rescue team located the downed aircraft the following day.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) 135 OPERATOR, DURANGO FLYING SERVICE, CE-R182, DEPARTED DURANGO, CO. UNDER IFR CONDITIONS, VFR FLIGHT PLAN TO ALBUQUERQUE, NM, WITH TWO STOPS ENROUTE, FARMINGTON, NM AND GALLUP, NM. FLIGHT DEPARTED GALLUP, NM FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM. CONDITIONS IFR, FLIGHT PLAN VFR, COLLIDED WITH MT. TAYLOR AT APPROX. 10,700 FT. CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION. (.4) HISTORY OF FLIGHT: ON OCTOBER 10, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 1925 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA R-182, N182BG, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITHTERRAIN NEAR GRANTS, NEW MEXICO. THE INSTRUMENT RATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRPLANE, WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY DURANGO AIR SERVICES, INC., DURANGO, COLORADO, AS A NON-SCHEDULED DOMESTIC CARGO FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 135. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) PREVAILED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED FROM GALLUP, NEW MEXICO, APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) ALBUQUERQUE AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER (ARTCC) RADAR, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED DURANGO, COLORADO, AT 0420 ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED, IN A JOURNAL FOUND IN THE AIRPLANE, THAT HE HAD FILED AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN FOR ALBUQUERQUE, AND TERMINATED THE FLIGHT BY FLYING AN INSTRUMENT-LANDING-SYSTEM (ILS) APPROACH TO A FULL STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 0530. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED ALBUQUERQUE FOR FARMINGTON AT 1205, ARRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 1305. THE PILOT THEN FLEW TO DURANGO TO HAVE THE ENGINE OIL CHANGED AND TO REFUEL. THE PILOT FURTHER REPORTED IN THE JOURNAL THAT HE WAS FLYING ON A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN, BUT DOCUMENTED THAT BAD WEATHER HAD FORCED HIM TO FLY IN AND OUT OF INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). HE STATED THAT THERE WERE "LOW CLOUDS, RAIN, AND REDUCED VISIBILITY" ALONG HIS FLIGHT PATH. THE PILOT LEFT DURANGO AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME, AND FLEW TO FARMINGTON, AND THEN TO GALLUP. HE LEFT GALLUP AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 AND CLIMBED TO 9,500 FEET MEAN SEAL LEVEL (MSL) WHERE HE CRUISED FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. RADAR INDICATES THAT AT 1924:07, THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO CLIMB AT 418 FEET PER MINUTE UNTIL THE LAST RADAR RETURN AT 1725:43 (10,400 FEET). AN EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER (ELT) SIGNAL WAS RECEIVED ON MOUNT TAYLOR; A RESCUE TEAM LOCATED THE DOWNED AIRCRAFT THE FOLLOWING DAY.
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