20010611019539A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna R182 · Raymore, MO · June 11, 2001

Date: June 11, 2001 · 17:00 local
Place: Raymore, MO
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N2344C
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI01LA161
Reported as: Cessna R182

N2344CRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2012 · Cessna R182S/N R18200156 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna R182 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot stated that he was conducting an aerial photography flight at 600 to 800 feet AGL when he felt a sudden, massive jolt to the aircraft. The aircraft then entered a sprialing dive to the left. The pilot was able to regain some control over the airplane and made a safe landing at the lee's summit municipal airport (lxt), lee's summit, Missouri. The aircraft had struck a guy wire of an 843-foot tall antenna located just south of Raymore, Missouri, approximately nine miles south-southwest of lxt. There was substantial damage to the left wing and aileron, where approximately 40 inches of the left wing was severed. The remaining left wing also exhibited evidence of being forced aft, with buckling of upper and lower wing skins, and wing skin bulges at the aft spar attach points. The wing was severed approximately two inches outboard of the left aileron actuator and control cables.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CONDUCTING AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FLIGHT AT 600 TO 800 FEET AGL WHEN HE FELT A SUDDEN, MASSIVE JOLT TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ENTERED A SPRIALING DIVE TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN SOME CONTROL OVER THE AIRPLANE AND MADE A SAFE LANDING AT THE LEE'S SUMMIT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (LXT), LEE'S SUMMIT, MISSOURI. THE AIRCRAFT HAD STRUCK A GUY WIRE OF AN 843-FOOT TALL ANTENNA LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF RAYMORE, MISSOURI, APPROXIMATELY NINE MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF LXT. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND AILERON, WHERE APPROXIMATELY 40 INCHES OF THE LEFT WING WAS SEVERED. THE REMAINING LEFT WING ALSO EXHIBITED EVIDENCE OF BEING FORCED AFT, WITH BUCKLING OF UPPER AND LOWER WING SKINS, AND WING SKIN BULGES AT THE AFT SPAR ATTACH POINTS. THE WING WAS SEVERED APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES OUTBOARD OF THE LEFT AILERON ACTUATOR AND CONTROL CABLES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI01LA161Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRaymore, MOThe pilot failed to see and avoid the guy wires associated with a lighted tower. A factor associated with the accident was the guy wire.Jun 11, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2344C · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20110629011499AManeuver · Thornton, COOn 06/29/2011 at 1523 local, approximately 8 NM northwest of denver international airport (kden), while conducting turns at approximately 500 to 600 feet AGL, aircraft impacted ground and burst into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot received…Jun 29, 2011 · Destroyed · 1 fatal Incident 20060824016619ILevel Off Touchdown · Houston, TX(-23) Pilot was on final to runway 17R. The pilot stated that he completed his landing check but decided to leave the gear up until short final to be courteous to the aircraft behind him. Unfortunately the pilot continued and failed to lower the landing gear.…Aug 24, 2006 · Minor damage