Cessna 182 N6202A

Summary

On 13 October 2009 at about 17:41 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N6202A was involved in an accident near Pryor, Montana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 October 2009 at 17:41

Classification

Accident

Location

Pryor, Montana, United States

Coordinates

45.4764, -108.2392

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N6202A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sheridan → Laurel

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10FA018

2 people died.

The pilot’s decision to continue flight into an area of low ceilings and low visibility and his failure to maintain clearance from terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was returning to his departure airport. He contacted family members before his departure and indicated that his arrival would be delayed due to poor weather conditions along the route of flight. Review of the global positioning data obtained from a handheld global-positioning-system unit showed that the first portion of the pilot's route of flight was direct between his departure and destination, in a general west-northwesterly direction. Near the end of the flight the flight track showed a 360-degree turn to the right, followed by a path to the south, then 180-degrees to the north, followed by a turn to the south. The last data points showed a westerly track. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal any preimpact mechanical anomalies. While the weather at the accident site at the time of the accident included low clouds and low visibility with fog, the investigation was unable to conclusively determine if the flight cleared the lowest cloud ceiling.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.