# Accident 20180227003179A: Quest QA-KODIAK, Georgetown, FL, February 27, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2018, 19:30 local time
- Place: Georgetown, FL
- Airport: Mount Royal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4306° N, 81.6764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4306&lon=-81.6764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N969TB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N969TB-2019-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quest KODIAK 100 (registry code 7320001, https://openairdocs.org/model/quest-kodiak-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 series (registry code 52250, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUEST QA-KODIAK
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180227003179A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFTS ROUTE OF FLIGHT, AS IDENTIFIED BY A RADAR TARGET ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL DATA PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA), INDICATED THAT THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT OVERFLEW THE AIRPORT (3FL0) AT MIDFIELD THEN MADE A RIGHT TURN TOWARD THE OCALA NATIONAL FOREST. IT CONTINUED TO CIRCLE BACK, OVERFLEW 3FL0 AGAIN THEN ENTERED A LEFT TURN TO APPROXIMATELY 270 DEGREES OVERFLEW THE AIRPORT A FINAL TIME BEFORE IMPACTING THE RIVER 1 MILE WEST OF THE AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 HOURS ON FEBRUARY 27, 2018. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PILOT RATED PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED.

THE ALTITUDES FOR THE LAST SEGMENT OF THE FLIGHT VARIED FROM 975 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL, MSL, TO 775 FEET MSL TO 1200 FEET MSL AND FINALLY AT 525 FEET MSL BEFORE THE RADAR TARGET DISAPPREARED. THE AIRCRAFT AIRSPEED FROM ATC WAS AS LOW AS 70 KTS DURING THE MANUEVERING. ACCORDING TO AN EYEWITNESS THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING REALLY LOW AND WAS IN A 45 DEGREE LEFT BANK TURN, WOBBLED ONCE AND THEN CONTINUED THE TURN.

THE AIRCRAFT'S  HOBBS METER WAS LOCATED IN THE WRECKAGE AND INDICATED ABOUT 68 HOURS OF TOTAL TIME. IN ADDITION, THE RECOVERED STANDBY ATTITUDE INDICATOR INDICATED A 55-60 DEGREE LEFT BANK AND THE FLAPS INDICATED THEY WERE IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION.

THE PRELIMINARY NTSB INVESTIGATION INDICATED THERE WERE NO ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE THAT WOULD PRECLUDE NORMAL OPERATION PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA18FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA092), Feb 28, 2018: Quest Kodiac 100 (N969TB), Georgetown, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots' spatial disorientation while maneuvering for landing in night conditions over unlighted terrain, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and impact with water.

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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