# Accident 20060331004439A: Cessna 182T, Double Springs, AL, March 31, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2006, 20:15 local time
- Place: Double Springs, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1639° N, 87.4244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1639&lon=-87.4244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2157V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2157V-2011-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182T (registry code 2072703, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 41,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060331004439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRMAN DEPARTED CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI TO PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS; AN EMPLOYEE AT THE FBO IN MISSISSIPPI OBSERVED THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ TAKE OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 AND FLY A NORTHEAST HEADING FOR AWHILE BEFORE COMING TO A NORTHWEST HEADING. AT APPROXIMATELY 2010, AN EYEWITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT AT A VERY LOW ALTITUDE MANEUVERING IN THE PROXIMITY OF HIGHWAY 278 OVER DOUBLE SPRINGS, ALABAMA WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A WOODED AREA. INVESTIGATION AT THE CRASH SITE THE FOLLOWING MORNING INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON A MAGNETIC HEADING OF 210 DEGREES. FURTHER INVESTIGATION INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE LANDING CONFIGURATION WITH FLAPS FULL DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOSE DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES IN RELATION TO THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SHOWED NO INDICATION OF PRODUCING POWER ON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER SHOWED ONLY ONE OF THE THREE BLADES DAMAGED ON IMPACT, THE OTHER TWO BLADES SHOWED NO DAMAGE, THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS AT THE 11:30 CLOCK POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT THROTTLE, PROPELLER AND MIXTURE CONTROL SHOWED FULL FORWARD. ALL EVIDENCE INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT STALLED WHILE THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS FROM LEFT TO BOTH.

## 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 ATL06LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA058), Apr 1, 2006: Cessna 182T (N2157V), Double Springs, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in a stall. A factor in the accident was the pilot's physical impairment due to dementia and his failure to report the medical condition to 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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