What happened
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(.19) On September 5, 2002, approximately 1439 central daylight time, a Cessna 182P single-engine airplane, N41CW, was substantially damaged during a precautionary landing to a dirt road near Kirbyville, Texas. The private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane and registered owner, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The cross-country flight departed the easterwood field, college station, Texas, approximately 1130, and was destined to the lafeyette regional airport, lafeyette, Louisiana. According to the pilot, while en route to lafeyette, he became severely disorientated. He was unable to get the GPS or the aircraft avionics to function correctly, and therefore, could not verify the airplane's position or heading. The pilot continued to work with the instruments and flew in circles to stay in the relative area. He continued to become more disorganized and decided to land the airplane. Unable to locate an airport in the immediate area, the pilot executed a precautionary landing to a dirt road. During the landing, the right main landing gear struck a hole, the left wing tip contacted the ground, and the airplane nosed over. After the accident, the pilot experience a headache and was checked out by a local physician. It was determined that the pilot had a subdural hematoma (commonly known as bleeding in the brain). On June 19, 2002, the pilot was involved in a motorcycle accident and sustained several injuries. On August 28, 2002, the pilot was released from his physician and was not aware of any medical condition that would prevent him from operating an airplane. On September 4, 2002, the pilot completed a round-trip flight from college station to freer, Texas, with no problems. (-23) while enroute the pilot suffered a cranial subdural hematoma and became disoriented. The pilot elected to make a precautionary landing on a dirt road. During the ground roll the aircraft encountered an irregularity in the road that lifted the right wing. The left wing then contacted the ground, followed by the nose wheel. The aircraft then came to rest upside down.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2002, APPROXIMATELY 1439 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182P SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N41CW, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO A DIRT ROAD NEAR KIRBYVILLE, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE AND REGISTERED OWNER, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED THE EASTERWOOD FIELD, COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, APPROXIMATELY 1130, AND WAS DESTINED TO THE LAFEYETTE REGIONAL AIRPORT, LAFEYETTE, LOUISIANA. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHILE EN ROUTE TO LAFEYETTE, HE BECAME SEVERELY DISORIENTATED. HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE GPS OR THE AIRCRAFT AVIONICS TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY, AND THEREFORE, COULD NOT VERIFY THE AIRPLANE'S POSITION OR HEADING. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO WORK WITH THE INSTRUMENTS AND FLEW IN CIRCLES TO STAY IN THE RELATIVE AREA. HE CONTINUED TO BECOME MORE DISORGANIZED AND DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE. UNABLE TO LOCATE AN AIRPORT IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA, THE PILOT EXECUTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO A DIRT ROAD. DURING THE LANDING, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A HOLE, THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT EXPERIENCE A HEADACHE AND WAS CHECKED OUT BY A LOCAL PHYSICIAN. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PILOT HAD A SUBDURAL HEMATOMA (COMMONLY KNOWN AS BLEEDING IN THE BRAIN). ON JUNE 19, 2002, THE PILOT WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT AND SUSTAINED SEVERAL INJURIES. ON AUGUST 28, 2002, THE PILOT WAS RELEASED FROM HIS PHYSICIAN AND WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY MEDICAL CONDITION THAT WOULD PREVENT HIM FROM OPERATING AN AIRPLANE. ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2002, THE PILOT COMPLETED A ROUND-TRIP FLIGHT FROM COLLEGE STATION TO FREER, TEXAS, WITH NO PROBLEMS. (-23) WHILE ENROUTE THE PILOT SUFFERED A CRANIAL SUBDURAL HEMATOMA AND BECAME DISORIENTED. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD. DURING THE GROUND ROLL THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED AN IRREGULARITY IN THE ROAD THAT LIFTED THE RIGHT WING. THE LEFT WING THEN CONTACTED THE GROUND, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.
NTSB investigation
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