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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182 · Lamar, OK · August 22, 2004

Date: August 22, 2004 · 14:45 local
Place: Lamar, OK
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N10HP
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW04TA219
Reported as: Cessna 182
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total2,250 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N10HPRegistration cancelled Oct 4, 2004 · Cessna 182S/N 18267620 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 182 Engine 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) The aircraft departed mcalester, Oklahoma at about 1300 CDT. The pilot stated that he was flying low at a speed of about 60 knots over a wooded area looking for marijuana plants among the trees when he turned downwind. The flight controls felt mushy and the aircraft settled. The left wing impacted a tree and the aircraft crashed and flipped over on its top. There was no fire. The pilot suffered scratches, abrasions and a broken shoulder blade. The observer suffered a broken wrist, scratches and abrasions. The Oklahoma highway patrol flight department will provide training regarding stall awareness for trooper bullock.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MCALESTER, OKLAHOMA AT ABOUT 1300 CDT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING LOW AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 60 KNOTS OVER A WOODED AREA LOOKING FOR MARIJUANA PLANTS AMONG THE TREES WHEN HE TURNED DOWNWIND. THE FLIGHT CONTROLS FELT MUSHY AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED. THE LEFT WING IMPACTED A TREE AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS TOP. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE PILOT SUFFERED SCRATCHES, ABRASIONS AND A BROKEN SHOULDER BLADE. THE OBSERVER SUFFERED A BROKEN WRIST, SCRATCHES AND ABRASIONS. THE OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROL FLIGHT DEPARTMENT WILL PROVIDE TRAINING REGARDING STALL AWARENESS FOR TROOPER BULLOCK.

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 FTW04TA219Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportLamar, OKThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a inadvertent stall. Contributing factors were the low altitude and high wind.Aug 22, 2004 · Substantial damage