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FAA accident report · Cessna 210L · Clay, AL · February 14, 2014

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Date
February 14, 2014 · 22:18 local
Place
Clay, AL
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SSCA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N732EJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA14FA120
Reported as
Cessna 210L
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
911 total200 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N732EJRegistration cancelled Oct 5, 2015 · Cessna 210LS/N 21061454 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna 210LEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft crashed in a heavily wooded area near Clay, Alabama. The commercial pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed.

Preliminary information indicates that at approximately 2208, the pilot established contact with birmingham approach control. The controller provided the pilot the altimeter setting, to advise having automated terminal information service (ATIS) information "gulf" and advise him that bhm was IFR and asked him his intentions. Pilot stated that he had ATIS information gulf, and requested IFR clearance for ILS approach to runway 24. The controller asked the pilot if he was capable and qualified for an IFR flight, to which he replied "affirmative". About 2220:37, the controller instructed the pilot to turn right to heading 210 degrees and advised him that the flight was 3.5 miles from "hukev" and to maintain 2,800 feet until established on the localizer, cleared for the ILS runway 24 approach. The radar data indicated the pilot turned to the left at about 2220:55, the pilot asked the controller to say again. About 2220:59, the controller informed the pilot that it appeared he was in a turn to the north, and advised him to level the wings, maintain 2,800 feet, or climb to 3,000 feet; there was no reply from the pilot. The aiplane was lost from radar and radio contact was lost.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA NEAR CLAY, ALABAMA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED.

PRELIMINARY INFORMATION INDICATES THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 2208, THE PILOT ESTABLISHED CONTACT WITH BIRMINGHAM APPROACH CONTROL. THE CONTROLLER PROVIDED THE PILOT THE ALTIMETER SETTING, TO ADVISE HAVING AUTOMATED TERMINAL INFORMATION SERVICE (ATIS) INFORMATION "GULF" AND ADVISE HIM THAT BHM WAS IFR AND ASKED HIM HIS INTENTIONS. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD ATIS INFORMATION GULF, AND REQUESTED IFR CLEARANCE FOR ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24. THE CONTROLLER ASKED THE PILOT IF HE WAS CAPABLE AND QUALIFIED FOR AN IFR FLIGHT, TO WHICH HE REPLIED "AFFIRMATIVE". ABOUT 2220:37, THE CONTROLLER INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO TURN RIGHT TO HEADING 210 DEGREES AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE FLIGHT WAS 3.5 MILES FROM "HUKEV" AND TO MAINTAIN 2,800 FEET UNTIL ESTABLISHED ON THE LOCALIZER, CLEARED FOR THE ILS RUNWAY 24 APPROACH. THE RADAR DATA INDICATED THE PILOT TURNED TO THE LEFT AT ABOUT 2220:55, THE PILOT ASKED THE CONTROLLER TO SAY AGAIN. ABOUT 2220:59, THE CONTROLLER INFORMED THE PILOT THAT IT APPEARED HE WAS IN A TURN TO THE NORTH, AND ADVISED HIM TO LEVEL THE WINGS, MAINTAIN 2,800 FEET, OR CLIMB TO 3,000 FEET; THERE WAS NO REPLY FROM THE PILOT. THE AIPLANE WAS LOST FROM RADAR AND RADIO CONTACT WAS LOST.

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 ERA14FA120Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportClay, ALThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while being vectored to intercept the localizer during night instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). Contributing to the accident was the operator's inadequate dispatch procedures, which did not…Feb 15, 2014 · Destroyed

Other reports on N732EJ · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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