# Accident 20020905025129A: Cessna 182P, Kirbyville, TX, September 5, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2002, 14:39 local time
- Place: Kirbyville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6458° N, 93.9150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6458&lon=-93.9150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41CW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41CW-2005-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020905025129A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 FTW02LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA255), Sep 5, 2002: Cessna 182P (N41CW), Kirbyville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's physical impairment due to a previous head injury which resulted in his becoming disoriented. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the precautionary landing.

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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