20050515010929A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182M · Palm Springs, CA · May 15, 2005

Date: May 15, 2005 · 09:50 local
Place: Palm Springs, CA
Airport: Palm Springs Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N333LP
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX05FA175
Reported as: Cessna 182M
Reported engine: Continental O470*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N333LPRegistration cancelled Aug 11, 2005 · Cessna 182MS/N 18259968 · Built 1969 Airframe modelCessna 182M Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot and passenger, flying in a Cessna 182M, departed Palm Springs airport (psp) with a destination of orange county/john wayne airport, (sna), santa ana, California. The aircraft had initially been given departure through banning pass. The pilot amended the request to a downwind departure. Family members contacted the FAA when they did not hear from the pilots. An (alnot) was issued. The wreckage was found at the head of tahquitz canyon at approximately the 4100 foot level. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT AND PASSENGER, FLYING IN A CESSNA 182M, DEPARTED PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT (PSP) WITH A DESTINATION OF ORANGE COUNTY/JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT, (SNA), SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT HAD INITIALLY BEEN GIVEN DEPARTURE THROUGH BANNING PASS. THE PILOT AMENDED THE REQUEST TO A DOWNWIND DEPARTURE. FAMILY MEMBERS CONTACTED THE FAA WHEN THEY DID NOT HEAR FROM THE PILOTS. AN (ALNOT) WAS ISSUED. THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND AT THE HEAD OF TAHQUITZ CANYON AT APPROXIMATELY THE 4100 FOOT LEVEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE FATALLY INJURED.

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 LAX05FA175Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPalm Springs, CAThe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision, and his failure to maintain clearance while maneuvering in rising terrain, resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain.May 15, 2005 · Destroyed