Cessna 182P N8148G

Summary

On 16 March 2004 at about 01:10 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N8148G, operated by Mohamed H. Kadri, was involved in an accident near Spring Hill, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 March 2004 at 01:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Spring Hill, Florida, United States

Coordinates

28.3850, -82.4483

Aircraft

Cessna 182P

Registration

N8148G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Mohamed H. Kadri

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Brooksville → Kissimme

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MIA04FA060

1 person died.

The non instrument rated pilot's decision to attempt VFR flight into IMC conditions resulting in an in-flight loss of control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The non-instrument rated pilot departed VFR from Brooksville, Florida, enroute to Kissimmee Gateway Airport, Orlando, Florida. No flight plan was filed and it was not determined if the pilot received a weather briefing. The weather at Brooksville 7 minutes before the pilot departed was, few clouds at 600 feet, 2,000 feet overcast, light rain, and 9 miles visibility. A witness, who lived about 1/4 mile from the crash site, heard the airplane fly over his house. The witness stated the airplane sounded like it was real low, flying in an easterly direction at full throttle. Less than a minute later, the witness heard a "thud" when the airplane hit the ground. The witness called the 911, and departed his home to search for the airplane. The witness stated it was very dark, cloudy, and there was initially a light rain which became a heavy rain. The witness located the crash site about an hour after the accident. A special weather observation was taken at Brooksville 3 minutes after the accident. There were few clouds at 700 feet, overcast clouds at 2,000 feet, visibility 2 miles, with heavy rain, and mist. Examination of the crash site revealed the airplane collided with trees and the ground in a descending right turn.The crash debris line was on a heading of 170-degrees magnetic and 140 feet long. No anomalies were found with the airframe, engine assembly or accessories.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.