What happened
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On 07/26/2013 at approx. 2030 CDT. This office was notified of an accident of a highway patrol Cessna 182 that had an off airport landing. The on scene highway patrol had stated that the aircraft had been assisting other law enforcement agencys locate a suspect on the ground that they had been pursuing. Witnesses and the pilot stated that the aircraft had approached from the west and been circling at a low altitude. Having no radio contact with parties on the ground, the pilot attempted to signal the ground officers out of the left window of the aircraft. The aircraft then inadvertently stalled in a left turn then nearly recovered near wings level as it impacted terrain on an approx. heading of 220 degs. The single occupant was removed from the aircraft by ground officers and sustained serious injuries. The aircraft became consumed by a post crash fire.
On 07/27/2013 this inspector and a Cessna representative met with the highway patrol and was taken to the site. The investigation revealed that the aircraft had extensive post impact fire damage. The aircraft exhibited no indications of pre impact structural and / or mechanical failures. Control continuity was established, flaps appeared to be in the extended position and engine controls were found in the full forward positions. The engine/mount and cowling was found separated from the fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
ON 07/26/2013 AT APPROX. 2030 CDT. THIS OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED OF AN ACCIDENT OF A HIGHWAY PATROL CESSNA 182 THAT HAD AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. THE ON SCENE HIGHWAY PATROL HAD STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN ASSISTING OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCYS LOCATE A SUSPECT ON THE GROUND THAT THEY HAD BEEN PURSUING. WITNESSES AND THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD APPROACHED FROM THE WEST AND BEEN CIRCLING AT A LOW ALTITUDE. HAVING NO RADIO CONTACT WITH PARTIES ON THE GROUND, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO SIGNAL THE GROUND OFFICERS OUT OF THE LEFT WINDOW OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN INADVERTENTLY STALLED IN A LEFT TURN THEN NEARLY RECOVERED NEAR WINGS LEVEL AS IT IMPACTED TERRAIN ON AN APPROX. HEADING OF 220 DEGS. THE SINGLE OCCUPANT WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT BY GROUND OFFICERS AND SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME CONSUMED BY A POST CRASH FIRE.
ON 07/27/2013 THIS INSPECTOR AND A CESSNA REPRESENTATIVE MET WITH THE HIGHWAY PATROL AND WAS TAKEN TO THE SITE. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD EXTENSIVE POST IMPACT FIRE DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT EXHIBITED NO INDICATIONS OF PRE IMPACT STRUCTURAL AND / OR MECHANICAL FAILURES. CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED, FLAPS APPEARED TO BE IN THE EXTENDED POSITION AND ENGINE CONTROLS WERE FOUND IN THE FULL FORWARD POSITIONS. THE ENGINE/MOUNT AND COWLING WAS FOUND SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE.
NTSB investigation
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