# Accident 20050515010929A: Cessna 182M, Palm Springs, CA, May 15, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2005, 09:50 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7919° N, 116.5878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7919&lon=-116.5878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333LP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333LP-2005-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050515010929A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX05FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA175), May 15, 2005: Cessna 182M (N333LP), Palm Springs, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

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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