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FAA accident report · Cessna R182 · Dougherty, TX · June 18, 2009

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Date
June 18, 2009 · 21:45 local
Place
Dougherty, TX
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N182GT
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN09FA369
Reported as
Cessna R182
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
303 total40 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N182GTRegistration cancelled Sep 2, 2014 · Cessna R182S/N R18201504 · Built 1980Airframe modelCessna R182Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On June 18, 2009, at approximately 2145 CDT, the flight crew of N182GT encountered severe blowing dust due to a storm front passing through the area. The national weather service was reporting a haboob in the area in the at 2130 CDT. The aircraft impacted a farm approximately 13 miles east of floydada and 2 miles north of Dougherty, Texas. The VFR flight originated in houston and was enroute to plainview, Texas. Two crewmembers were onboard. Plainview UNICOM (pvw) was contacted by the flight crew at approximately 2120 to ask about weather conditions, and again at 2135 to ask about runway availability. Plainview UNICOM attempted to contact the aircraft at 2150 and received no repsonse. The aircraft impacted soft terrain in a near vertical direction on a heading of 110 degrees. The impact was nonsurvivable. The propeller, engine, and instrument panel were located underneath the impact crater approximately 6 feet below surface. Aircraft debris was scatter over 100 yards in an easterly directon. All four corners of the aircraft were accounted for, as was control continuity. The propeller and engine displayed signs indicating engine power on impact.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 18, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 2145 CDT, THE FLIGHT CREW OF N182GT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE BLOWING DUST DUE TO A STORM FRONT PASSING THROUGH THE AREA. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS REPORTING A HABOOB IN THE AREA IN THE AT 2130 CDT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A FARM APPROXIMATELY 13 MILES EAST OF FLOYDADA AND 2 MILES NORTH OF DOUGHERTY, TEXAS. THE VFR FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN HOUSTON AND WAS ENROUTE TO PLAINVIEW, TEXAS. TWO CREWMEMBERS WERE ONBOARD. PLAINVIEW UNICOM (PVW) WAS CONTACTED BY THE FLIGHT CREW AT APPROXIMATELY 2120 TO ASK ABOUT WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND AGAIN AT 2135 TO ASK ABOUT RUNWAY AVAILABILITY. PLAINVIEW UNICOM ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE AIRCRAFT AT 2150 AND RECEIVED NO REPSONSE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SOFT TERRAIN IN A NEAR VERTICAL DIRECTION ON A HEADING OF 110 DEGREES. THE IMPACT WAS NONSURVIVABLE. THE PROPELLER, ENGINE, AND INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE IMPACT CRATER APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET BELOW SURFACE. AIRCRAFT DEBRIS WAS SCATTER OVER 100 YARDS IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTON. ALL FOUR CORNERS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE ACCOUNTED FOR, AS WAS CONTROL CONTINUITY. THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE DISPLAYED SIGNS INDICATING ENGINE POWER ON IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN09FA369Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportDougherty, TXThe pilot’s improper decision to continue flight into known adverse weather conditions resulting in his inability to maintain aircraft control after penetrating the thunderstorm gust front. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of preflight…Jun 19, 2009 · Destroyed