What happened
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(-23) On January 10, 2005, approximately 1225 central standard time, a Cessna TR182 single-engine airplane, N6150S, was substantially damaged when it impacted water following a loss of control while on an instrument approach to runway 22R at the Little Rock international airport (lit), near Little Rock, Arkansas. The private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The cross-country flight originated from the pueblo memorial airport, near pueblo, Colorado, at an unknown time and was destined for lit. Preliminary information from the Little Rock air traffic control tower (ATCT) revealed that the airplane was executing an ILS approach to runway 22R when radar contact was lost. ATCT received the following radio communication transmissions: 1220:32 ATCT skylane five zero sierra tower uh say your heading or are you established on the localizer 1220:36 N6150S I am to the left of the localizer I'll be right on it shortly 1220:40 ATCT okay five zero sierras cleared to land two right and uh the winds are calm 1220:44 N6150S okaywe're established on the localizer now 1223:22 ATCT skylane five zero sierra do you have the runway in sight sir 1223:25 N6150S uh no sir we're just going over the river right now 1223:28 ATCT I believe the runway is well to your left sir I I I think you need to start a climb go around 1223:33 N6150S oh I see the runway now uh how about giving me a vector around it 1223:39 ATCT all right if you can uh keep it in sight right now and circle right back around you're still cleared to land sir 1223:44 N6150S okay ill do that uh I can cross over the runway right now 1223:49 ATCT absolutely 1225:04 ATCT five zero sierra are you turning back into the runway now 1225:16 ATCT Cessna five zero sierra tower 1225:54 ATCT skylane six one five zero sierra Adams tower no further radio transmissions were received from N6150S. A witness located west of runway 18 near taxiway bravo reported in a written statement that he observed the accident airplane slightly east of runway 18 at an altitude of approximately 100 feet above ground level (AGL), flying at a high rate of speed. The witness stated that the airplane "made a drastic pull-up and a steep bank of at least 45 degrees," as it reentered the clouds approximately 200 feet AGL. At 1153, lit reported wind calm visibility 3/4 statute miles, mist, sky obscured at 200 feet, temperature 55 degrees fahrenheit, dew point 54 degrees fahrenheit, altimeter setting of 30.16 inches of mercury.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JANUARY 10, 2005, APPROXIMATELY 1225 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA TR182 SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N6150S, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED WATER FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE ON AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22R AT THE LITTLE ROCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LIT), NEAR LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE PUEBLO MEMORIAL AIRPORT, NEAR PUEBLO, COLORADO, AT AN UNKNOWN TIME AND WAS DESTINED FOR LIT. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION FROM THE LITTLE ROCK AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (ATCT) REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS EXECUTING AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22R WHEN RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST. ATCT RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING RADIO COMMUNICATION TRANSMISSIONS: 1220:32 ATCT SKYLANE FIVE ZERO SIERRA TOWER UH SAY YOUR HEADING OR ARE YOU ESTABLISHED ON THE LOCALIZER 1220:36 N6150S I AM TO THE LEFT OF THE LOCALIZER I'LL BE RIGHT ON IT SHORTLY 1220:40 ATCT OKAY FIVE ZERO SIERRAS CLEARED TO LAND TWO RIGHT AND UH THE WINDS ARE CALM 1220:44 N6150S OKAYWE'RE ESTABLISHED ON THE LOCALIZER NOW 1223:22 ATCT SKYLANE FIVE ZERO SIERRA DO YOU HAVE THE RUNWAY IN SIGHT SIR 1223:25 N6150S UH NO SIR WE'RE JUST GOING OVER THE RIVER RIGHT NOW 1223:28 ATCT I BELIEVE THE RUNWAY IS WELL TO YOUR LEFT SIR I I I THINK YOU NEED TO START A CLIMB GO AROUND 1223:33 N6150S OH I SEE THE RUNWAY NOW UH HOW ABOUT GIVING ME A VECTOR AROUND IT 1223:39 ATCT ALL RIGHT IF YOU CAN UH KEEP IT IN SIGHT RIGHT NOW AND CIRCLE RIGHT BACK AROUND YOU'RE STILL CLEARED TO LAND SIR 1223:44 N6150S OKAY ILL DO THAT UH I CAN CROSS OVER THE RUNWAY RIGHT NOW 1223:49 ATCT ABSOLUTELY 1225:04 ATCT FIVE ZERO SIERRA ARE YOU TURNING BACK INTO THE RUNWAY NOW 1225:16 ATCT CESSNA FIVE ZERO SIERRA TOWER 1225:54 ATCT SKYLANE SIX ONE FIVE ZERO SIERRA ADAMS TOWER NO FURTHER RADIO TRANSMISSIONS WERE RECEIVED FROM N6150S. A WITNESS LOCATED WEST OF RUNWAY 18 NEAR TAXIWAY BRAVO REPORTED IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT THAT HE OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE SLIGHTLY EAST OF RUNWAY 18 AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL), FLYING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE "MADE A DRASTIC PULL-UP AND A STEEP BANK OF AT LEAST 45 DEGREES," AS IT REENTERED THE CLOUDS APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL. AT 1153, LIT REPORTED WIND CALM VISIBILITY 3/4 STATUTE MILES, MIST, SKY OBSCURED AT 200 FEET, TEMPERATURE 55 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, DEW POINT 54 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, ALTIMETER SETTING OF 30.16 INCHES OF MERCURY.
NTSB investigation
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