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FAA accident report · Cessna 182Q · Farmerville, LA · November 29, 2007

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Date
November 29, 2007 · 14:00 local
Place
Farmerville, LA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5134N
Reported as
Cessna 182Q
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N5134NRegistration cancelled Jul 2, 2013 · Cessna 182QS/N 18267539 · Built 1980Airframe modelCessna 182QEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft flew into a pine tree plantation, ejecting the pilot and burned up. Pilot was found deceased at the site. Indications showed aircraft heading at 200 degrees, producing power, entering at approximately 60 degree nose down attitude, left wing low bank angle and at a high rate of speed upon impact. Aircraft had fuel on board as indicated by fire which destroyed the cockpit, fuselage, wings, landing gear, instruments and radios. The empennage was separated from the aircraft approximately 6 feet from the trailing edge of the aircraft horizontal stabilizer forward coming to rest 8 feet aft of the rest of the fuselage. The aircraft's abrupt impact into trees caused the engine and propeller to separate from the aircraft, landing approximately 50 feet further ahead in the line of flight. With what remained of the aircraft, there were no indications of abnormal mechanical issues noted. The aircraft magnetos were verified to produce spark, spark plugs were clean and serviceable, compression was verified on each cylinder, and oil vacuum pumps appeared as serviceable. Engine appeared to have been running lean. A plastic bottle with alcohol in it was found on site.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO A PINE TREE PLANTATION, EJECTING THE PILOT AND BURNED UP. PILOT WAS FOUND DECEASED AT THE SITE. INDICATIONS SHOWED AIRCRAFT HEADING AT 200 DEGREES, PRODUCING POWER, ENTERING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, LEFT WING LOW BANK ANGLE AND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED UPON IMPACT. AIRCRAFT HAD FUEL ON BOARD AS INDICATED BY FIRE WHICH DESTROYED THE COCKPIT, FUSELAGE, WINGS, LANDING GEAR, INSTRUMENTS AND RADIOS. THE EMPENNAGE WAS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET FROM THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE AIRCRAFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER FORWARD COMING TO REST 8 FEET AFT OF THE REST OF THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT'S ABRUPT IMPACT INTO TREES CAUSED THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT, LANDING APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET FURTHER AHEAD IN THE LINE OF FLIGHT. WITH WHAT REMAINED OF THE AIRCRAFT, THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF ABNORMAL MECHANICAL ISSUES NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT MAGNETOS WERE VERIFIED TO PRODUCE SPARK, SPARK PLUGS WERE CLEAN AND SERVICEABLE, COMPRESSION WAS VERIFIED ON EACH CYLINDER, AND OIL VACUUM PUMPS APPEARED AS SERVICEABLE. ENGINE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN RUNNING LEAN. A PLASTIC BOTTLE WITH ALCOHOL IN IT WAS FOUND ON SITE.