# Accident 20130726015669A: Cessna 182S, Tecumseh, OK, July 26, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2013, 19:15 local time
- Place: Tecumseh, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2606° N, 97.0189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2606&lon=-97.0189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N820HP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N820HP-2018-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182S (registry code 2072701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 2,003 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13TA441](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13TA441) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130726015669A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN13TA441](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13TA441), Jul 27, 2013: Cessna 182S (N820HP), Tecumseh, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent aerodynamic stall at a low altitude, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.

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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