What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 6 2022, approximately 15:22 central daylight time privacy data omitted a Cessna 182G crashed under unknown circumstances during approach to landing runway 16 Kenedy airport (2R9) approximately .8 miles north centerline of the runway threshold.
The private pilot (asel) and passenger were fatally injured. privacy data omitted Was destroyed.
privacy data omittedOperating under title 14 code of federal regulations part 91. The aircraft departed from new bruanfels aiprort (baz) new brunfels Texas. Located 54 miles north west of 2R9.
The accident aircraft was secured onsite by Texas department of public safety overnight. The FAA and NTSB travelled to the accident the morning of June 7, 2022.
FAA iic investigation:
The aircraft investigation was conducted June 7 and June 8th. A toxicology kit was provided for the pilot to Texas department of public safety to deliver to coroner.
Witness statement:
A written witness statement was provided to FAA iic from a pilot on approach to the airport who witnessed part of the accident.
Witness statement verbatim.
Today approx. 3:00 p.m I was flying to Kenedy Texas in my own airplane. I was utilizing flight following with houston center, at about 20 miles out, I requested to terminate flight following and started my decent out of 6500 feet. Houston advised of an aircraft lower and 6 miles ahead to my 1 o?clock. I acknowledged and advise I had the aircraft on screen and would be looking for the aircraft. I switched to Kenedy Regional frequency and contacted the aircraft privacy data omitted. I recognized the pilot?s voice as (redacted). She advised she was on visual straight in approach for rwy 16. Then she announced 5 mile final. I radioed and advised I intended to approach from the north and do a midfield flyover and enter a right downwind for rwy 16. privacy data omitted Announced short final rwy 16. I was approximately 1.1/2 miles east of the airport and approaching the midfield when I looked and saw privacy data omitted in a final rotation (spin) as it hit the ground. The aircraft spun straight in, no glide. I tried to radio contact to no avail. I then changed frequency to houston center and advised the of the downed aircraft northwest of the runway 16 Kenedy. I requested they contact the authorities and I would fly circles overhead until they arrive. Once emergency vehicles started arriving I landed at Kenedy, got into my vehicle and made my way to the scene. I made contact and identified myself. Nothing further at this time. Pilot
Post-accident:
The aircraft impact location was approximately .8 miles from centerline of runway 16 threshold 2R9.
The left wing crushed in a left hand rotation. The right wing tore loose from fuselage, found left of fuselage partially attached . Engine controls indicated partial throttle, tachometer found in debri indicated 1600 RPM, fuel selector valve observed on both , wing bladder tanks were ruptured and FAA / NTSB were unable to determine fuel quantity. FAA iic note: the aircraft was fueled at new bruanfels airport and FAA iic interviewed the FBO fueler . The flight controls; aileron, elevator, rudder and flap(s) travel and cable attach points were inspected. The propeller hub assembly was found intact buried under wreckage separated from the crankshaft hub. The engine was removed and partialy disassembled to verify engne rotation, cylinder compression and magnetos removed and manually sparked out.
FAA iic reviewed pilot logbooks with sat FSDO ASI operations and found no discerpencies.
FAA iic reviewed the aircraft/engine /prop log books and verified aircraft had current annual inspection at time of the accident.
An ipad , garmin 496 GPS and an intercom circuit card found in the aircraft debri was shipped by FAA iic to the NTSB for further examination.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 6 2022, APPROXIMATELY 15:22 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A CESSNA 182G CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES DURING APPROACH TO LANDING RUNWAY 16 KENEDY AIRPORT (2R9) APPROXIMATELY .8 MILES NORTH CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD.
THE PRIVATE PILOT (ASEL) AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DESTROYED.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM NEW BRUANFELS AIPRORT (BAZ) NEW BRUNFELS TEXAS. LOCATED 54 MILES NORTH WEST OF 2R9.
THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS SECURED ONSITE BY TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OVERNIGHT. THE FAA AND NTSB TRAVELLED TO THE ACCIDENT THE MORNING OF JUNE 7, 2022.
FAA IIC INVESTIGATION:
THE AIRCRAFT INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED JUNE 7 AND JUNE 8TH. A TOXICOLOGY KIT WAS PROVIDED FOR THE PILOT TO TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO DELIVER TO CORONER.
WITNESS STATEMENT:
A WRITTEN WITNESS STATEMENT WAS PROVIDED TO FAA IIC FROM A PILOT ON APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT WHO WITNESSED PART OF THE ACCIDENT.
WITNESS STATEMENT VERBATIM.
TODAY APPROX. 3:00 P.M I WAS FLYING TO KENEDY TEXAS IN MY OWN AIRPLANE. I WAS UTILIZING FLIGHT FOLLOWING WITH HOUSTON CENTER, AT ABOUT 20 MILES OUT, I REQUESTED TO TERMINATE FLIGHT FOLLOWING AND STARTED MY DECENT OUT OF 6500 FEET. HOUSTON ADVISED OF AN AIRCRAFT LOWER AND 6 MILES AHEAD TO MY 1 O?CLOCK. I ACKNOWLEDGED AND ADVISE I HAD THE AIRCRAFT ON SCREEN AND WOULD BE LOOKING FOR THE AIRCRAFT. I SWITCHED TO KENEDY REGIONAL FREQUENCY AND CONTACTED THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. I RECOGNIZED THE PILOT?S VOICE AS (REDACTED). SHE ADVISED SHE WAS ON VISUAL STRAIGHT IN APPROACH FOR RWY 16. THEN SHE ANNOUNCED 5 MILE FINAL. I RADIOED AND ADVISED I INTENDED TO APPROACH FROM THE NORTH AND DO A MIDFIELD FLYOVER AND ENTER A RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RWY 16. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ANNOUNCED SHORT FINAL RWY 16. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 1.1/2 MILES EAST OF THE AIRPORT AND APPROACHING THE MIDFIELD WHEN I LOOKED AND SAW ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN A FINAL ROTATION (SPIN) AS IT HIT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN STRAIGHT IN, NO GLIDE. I TRIED TO RADIO CONTACT TO NO AVAIL. I THEN CHANGED FREQUENCY TO HOUSTON CENTER AND ADVISED THE OF THE DOWNED AIRCRAFT NORTHWEST OF THE RUNWAY 16 KENEDY. I REQUESTED THEY CONTACT THE AUTHORITIES AND I WOULD FLY CIRCLES OVERHEAD UNTIL THEY ARRIVE. ONCE EMERGENCY VEHICLES STARTED ARRIVING I LANDED AT KENEDY, GOT INTO MY VEHICLE AND MADE MY WAY TO THE SCENE. I MADE CONTACT AND IDENTIFIED MYSELF. NOTHING FURTHER AT THIS TIME. PILOT
POST-ACCIDENT:
THE AIRCRAFT IMPACT LOCATION WAS APPROXIMATELY .8 MILES FROM CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 16 THRESHOLD 2R9.
THE LEFT WING CRUSHED IN A LEFT HAND ROTATION. THE RIGHT WING TORE LOOSE FROM FUSELAGE, FOUND LEFT OF FUSELAGE PARTIALLY ATTACHED . ENGINE CONTROLS INDICATED PARTIAL THROTTLE, TACHOMETER FOUND IN DEBRI INDICATED 1600 RPM, FUEL SELECTOR VALVE OBSERVED ON BOTH , WING BLADDER TANKS WERE RUPTURED AND FAA / NTSB WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE FUEL QUANTITY. FAA IIC NOTE: THE AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED AT NEW BRUANFELS AIRPORT AND FAA IIC INTERVIEWED THE FBO FUELER . THE FLIGHT CONTROLS; AILERON, ELEVATOR, RUDDER AND FLAP(S) TRAVEL AND CABLE ATTACH POINTS WERE INSPECTED. THE PROPELLER HUB ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND INTACT BURIED UNDER WRECKAGE SEPARATED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT HUB. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND PARTIALY DISASSEMBLED TO VERIFY ENGNE ROTATION, CYLINDER COMPRESSION AND MAGNETOS REMOVED AND MANUALLY SPARKED OUT.
FAA IIC REVIEWED PILOT LOGBOOKS WITH SAT FSDO ASI OPERATIONS AND FOUND NO DISCERPENCIES.
FAA IIC REVIEWED THE AIRCRAFT/ENGINE /PROP LOG BOOKS AND VERIFIED AIRCRAFT HAD CURRENT ANNUAL INSPECTION AT TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
AN IPAD , GARMIN 496 GPS AND AN INTERCOM CIRCUIT CARD FOUND IN THE AIRCRAFT DEBRI WAS SHIPPED BY FAA IIC TO THE NTSB FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.
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