# Accident 20201112018679A: Cessna 182R, Rockwall, TX, November 12, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2020, 13:06 local time
- Place: Rockwall, TX
- Airport: Rockwall Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9367° N, 96.4363° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9367&lon=-96.4363&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7306H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7306H-2023-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,175 total, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201112018679A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN21LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA055), Nov 12, 2020: Cessna 182R (N7306H), Rockwall, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue an unstabilized approach and his delayed go-around decision, which resulted in the airplane’s impact with power lines and the ground. Contributing to the accident was…

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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