# Accident 20041026027239A: Cessna 182J, Springfield, MO, October 26, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2004, 19:40 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2567° N, 92.3728° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2567&lon=-92.3728&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2703F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2703F-2013-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041026027239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ARDMORE, OK AT ABOUT 1700 LOCAL FOR A 300 MILE FLIGHT TO SPRINGFIELD, MO. THE AIRPLANE HAD DEPARTED EL PASO, TX AT 0830 THAT MORNING FOR THE FLIGHT TO ARDMORE. THE CRASH OCCURRED AT ABOUT 1940, 1/2 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY 20, WHILE THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A 360 DEGREE TURN TO REALIGN HIMSELF FOR THE FINAL APPROACH TO THAT RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 500 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, OVER THE END OF THE RUNWAY, WHEN THE TURN WAS INITIATED. IT WAS DARK, BUT VMC PREVAILED WITH CLOUDS AT 3300 AND 4700 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WITH 10 MILES VISIBILITY. WITNESSES REPORTED LIGHT RAIN AND OVERCAST SKIES IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. A WITNESS DRIVING ON THE ROAD BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE CRASH SITE OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT'S LIGHTS DESCENDING AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE UNTIL THEY DISAPPEARED BEHIND TREES AT THE CRASH SITE. THE TERRAIN NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT IS FARMLAND WITH RELATIVELY FEW LIGHTS ON THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS INSTRUMENT RATED, WAS OPERATING ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN, AND HAD BEEN CLEARED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH.

## 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 CHI05FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA017), Oct 27, 2004: Cessna 182J (N2703F), Springfield, MO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper altitude and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance while turning to reverse direction on final approach. A factor associated with the accident was the…

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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