# Accident 20090618009079A: Cessna R182, Dougherty, TX, June 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2009, 21:45 local time
- Place: Dougherty, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9714° N, 101.0833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9714&lon=-101.0833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N182GT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N182GT-2014-09-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 303 total, 40 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09FA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA369) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090618009079A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CEN09FA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA369), Jun 19, 2009: Cessna R182 (N182GT), Dougherty, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.…

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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