20201112018679A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182R · Rockwall, TX · November 12, 2020

Date
November 12, 2020 · 13:06 local
Place
Rockwall, TX
Airport
Rockwall Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7306H
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN21LA055
Reported as
Cessna 182R
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,175 total6 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On November 12, 2020 at approximately 1306 central daylight time, Cessna 182 N7306H impacted a power line and terrain shortly after attempting a go around at Rockwall Municipal Airport (F46). The private pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The pilot owned and operated the airplane during the accident. An IFR plan was filed in abilene, TX and the flight conducted under part 91 as a personal. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.

The pilot departed abilene airport (abi) at approximately 1140 central daylight time, headed for Rockwall Municipal Airport.

The pilot-in-command was on approach to Rockwall Municipal Airport from the south and landed "long" (with a tailwind) at a high rate of speed pass the midway point on runway 35. The pilot attempted to slow the aircraft down, but was unsuccessful. The pilot then took off from runway 35. During the climbing phase, he tried to fly underneath a set of power lines, but contacted one transmission line with the airplane's left wing, spun out of control, and crashed in a field (approximately 150 meters) north of runway 35.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 12, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1306 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, CESSNA 182 N7306H IMPACTED A POWER LINE AND TERRAIN SHORTLY AFTER ATTEMPTING A GO AROUND AT ROCKWALL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (F46). THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT OWNED AND OPERATED THE AIRPLANE DURING THE ACCIDENT. AN IFR PLAN WAS FILED IN ABILENE, TX AND THE FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER PART 91 AS A PERSONAL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

THE PILOT DEPARTED ABILENE AIRPORT (ABI) AT APPROXIMATELY 1140 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, HEADED FOR ROCKWALL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WAS ON APPROACH TO ROCKWALL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FROM THE SOUTH AND LANDED "LONG" (WITH A TAILWIND) AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED PASS THE MIDWAY POINT ON RUNWAY 35. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT DOWN, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT THEN TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 35. DURING THE CLIMBING PHASE, HE TRIED TO FLY UNDERNEATH A SET OF POWER LINES, BUT CONTACTED ONE TRANSMISSION LINE WITH THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING, SPUN OUT OF CONTROL, AND CRASHED IN A FIELD (APPROXIMATELY 150 METERS) NORTH OF RUNWAY 35.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.