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FAA accident report · Cessna 182R · Ringgold, TX · January 22, 2004

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Date
January 22, 2004 · 09:50 local
Place
Ringgold, TX
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9374H
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW04LA064
Reported as
Cessna 182R
Reported engine
Continental O470U
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,000 total10,000 in this make and model210 in the last 90 days
N9374HRegistered now · Cessna 182RS/N 18267939 · Built 1981Airframe modelCessna 182REngine modelContinental O-470 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) Dallas FSDO was notified that a Cessna 182R N9374H registered to united helicopters inc. had hit a communications tower wire while on pipeline patrol in Ringgold, Texas on January 22, 2004 at approximately 0950 hrs CST. The pilot then flew the aircraft back to his home base at mesquite, Texas airport. Since the accident actually occurred in the afw FSDO area and the aircraft landed in the dal FSDO area we were asked to go to mesquite to retrieve information and inspect the damage to the aircraft. Jay stiles and barry proctor arrived at mesquite airport at approximately 1100 hrs. The aircraft had substantial damage to the right wing, right aileron, fuselage and various areas throughout the wing attach structure. The wire from the tower cut off approximately 27 inches of the right hand outer wing and approximately 51 inches of the outer end of the right hand aileron. The stress from the collision caused the fuselage to twist just behind the aft window and the right hand cargo door on the right hand side. The stress also caused the right hand wing attach structure area to buckle in several places. Photographs were taken and forwarded to afw FSDO. Barry g. proctor, ASI, dallas FSDO.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DALLAS FSDO WAS NOTIFIED THAT A CESSNA 182R N9374H REGISTERED TO UNITED HELICOPTERS INC. HAD HIT A COMMUNICATIONS TOWER WIRE WHILE ON PIPELINE PATROL IN RINGGOLD, TEXAS ON JANUARY 22, 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 0950 HRS CST. THE PILOT THEN FLEW THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO HIS HOME BASE AT MESQUITE, TEXAS AIRPORT. SINCE THE ACCIDENT ACTUALLY OCCURRED IN THE AFW FSDO AREA AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE DAL FSDO AREA WE WERE ASKED TO GO TO MESQUITE TO RETRIEVE INFORMATION AND INSPECT THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. JAY STILES AND BARRY PROCTOR ARRIVED AT MESQUITE AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 HRS. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT AILERON, FUSELAGE AND VARIOUS AREAS THROUGHOUT THE WING ATTACH STRUCTURE. THE WIRE FROM THE TOWER CUT OFF APPROXIMATELY 27 INCHES OF THE RIGHT HAND OUTER WING AND APPROXIMATELY 51 INCHES OF THE OUTER END OF THE RIGHT HAND AILERON. THE STRESS FROM THE COLLISION CAUSED THE FUSELAGE TO TWIST JUST BEHIND THE AFT WINDOW AND THE RIGHT HAND CARGO DOOR ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. THE STRESS ALSO CAUSED THE RIGHT HAND WING ATTACH STRUCTURE AREA TO BUCKLE IN SEVERAL PLACES. PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN AND FORWARDED TO AFW FSDO. BARRY G. PROCTOR, ASI, DALLAS FSDO.

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 FTW04LA064Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRinggold, TXThe pilots failure to maintain clearance from the support wire while on a pipeline patrol flight. A contributing factor was the haze restricting the pilots forward visibility, and low altitude flight.Jan 22, 2004 · Substantial damage