# Accident 20090514006799A: Cessna R182, Collins, MS, May 14, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2009, 16:52 local time
- Place: Collins, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4869° N, 89.5172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4869&lon=-89.5172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7392S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 42,000 total, 20,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090514006799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N7392S RIGHT WING HIT AN ANTENNA TOWER IN THE COLLINS, MS AREA AS THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) ENDED HIS PIPELINE PATROL.

## 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 ERA09CA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA294), May 14, 2009: Cessna R182 (N7392S), Collins, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from an antenna during a low-altitude aerial observation flight. Contributing to the accident was the sun glare.

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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