# Accident 20060222002219A: Cessna 182P, Goldendale, WA, February 22, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2006, 20:12 local time
- Place: Goldendale, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: A2YA
- Location: 45.9531° N, 120.9494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9531&lon=-120.9494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888SR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888SR-2008-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 699 total, 33 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06FA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060222002219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 22, 2006 COMMERCIAL PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ AND PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ BOTH EMPLOYEES OF WINGS OF WENATCHEE, DEPARTED THE WENATCHEE PANGBORN AIRPORT (EAT) ENROUTE TO PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PDX). THE FLIGHT WAS AN ON-DEMAND CHARTER FLIGHT CARRYING BANKING DOCUMENTS, ESTIMATED WEIGHT WAS 60 TO 70 POUNDS. THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO RED APPLE AIRCRAFT LLC AND OPERATED BY WINGS OF WENATCHEE (A2YA). THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14 CFR PART 135 REGULATIONS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS ON HIS SECOND CHARTER FLIGHT, HIS FIRST FLIGHT WAS THE PREVIOUS EVENING ALSO IN THIS AIRCRAFT OVER THE SAME ROUTE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ RECEIVED HIS INITIAL PART 135 CHECK RIDE JUST 6 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS UTILIZING FLIGHT FOLLOWING WITH SEATTLE CENTER AND CHINOOK APPROACH CONTROL. RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST AT 2048. THE DALLES AIRPORT ELEVATION 247 FEET, IS LOCATED 22 NM FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE, WAS REPORTING AT 2053, WIND 340 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 SM, OVERCAST CLOUDS AT 4900 FEET, TEMPERATURE 7, DEWPOINT 4, ALTIMETER 30.24. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS AT 5099 FEET MSL.

## 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 SEA06FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06FA055), Feb 23, 2006: Cessna 182P (N888SR), Goldendale, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance during descent. Factors contributing to the accident were the high mountains, mountain obscuration, the dark night condition, and the pilot's…

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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