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FAA accident report · Cessna 182S · Accident, MD · October 31, 2002

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Date
October 31, 2002 · 11:07 local
Place
Accident, MD
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7099L
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC03FA015
Reported as
Cessna 182S
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
N7099LRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2013 · Cessna 182SS/N 18280547 · Built 1999Airframe modelCessna 182SEngine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Non-instrument rated pilot departed claremont county airport, Ohio on a cross country VFR trip to his home base at meridian CT. (Mmk) airport. The pilot was receiving flight following from clarksburg approach. As the aircraft approached the west Virginia and Maryland mountains he entered clouds in cruising flight at 3300 feet. N7099L contacted elkins fss for current weather, they told him to expect IFR conditions and mountain obscuring with icing conditions. The pilot reported that he was picking up ice at 3300 feet but thought he would be ok, elkins fss suggested that he climb to 6000 feet, tops reported at 5000 feet. N7099L changed frequency back to clarksburg approach, radar contact was lost at 1059 EST, the local 911 operator received the call at 1107 EST. A witness at the Accident scene saw the aircraft break out of the overcast at approx. 200 feet, wings level in a nose low attitude. The aircraft impacted in an extremely muddy corn field, slid approx. 110 feet before coming to a stop. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed upon impact.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT DEPARTED CLAREMONT COUNTY AIRPORT, OHIO ON A CROSS COUNTRY VFR TRIP TO HIS HOME BASE AT MERIDIAN CT. (MMK) AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS RECEIVING FLIGHT FOLLOWING FROM CLARKSBURG APPROACH. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE WEST VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND MOUNTAINS HE ENTERED CLOUDS IN CRUISING FLIGHT AT 3300 FEET. N7099L CONTACTED ELKINS FSS FOR CURRENT WEATHER, THEY TOLD HIM TO EXPECT IFR CONDITIONS AND MOUNTAIN OBSCURING WITH ICING CONDITIONS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS PICKING UP ICE AT 3300 FEET BUT THOUGHT HE WOULD BE OK, ELKINS FSS SUGGESTED THAT HE CLIMB TO 6000 FEET, TOPS REPORTED AT 5000 FEET. N7099L CHANGED FREQUENCY BACK TO CLARKSBURG APPROACH, RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST AT 1059 EST, THE LOCAL 911 OPERATOR RECEIVED THE CALL AT 1107 EST. A WITNESS AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE SAW THE AIRCRAFT BREAK OUT OF THE OVERCAST AT APPROX. 200 FEET, WINGS LEVEL IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN AN EXTREMELY MUDDY CORN FIELD, SLID APPROX. 110 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT WAS KILLED UPON IMPACT.

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 NYC03FA015Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAccident, MDThe pilots improper in-flight decision to continue flight into known adverse weather conditions. A factor related to the accident was the icing conditions.Oct 31, 2002 · Substantial damage