Cessna 182B N2266G

Summary

On 18 March 2010 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 182B registered N2266G, operated by Furman Richard W, was involved in an accident near Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 March 2010 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.5301, -165.6009

Aircraft

Cessna 182B

Registration

N2266G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Furman Richard W

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Soldotna → Port Alsworth

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC10CA027

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to enter adverse weather conditions, resulting in a loss of visibility and collision with terrain during a turn to reverse direction.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The accident airplane was the second of two airplanes, traveling as a flight of two, en route to a remote wilderness lodge in an area of mountainous terrain. The accident pilot stated that as the flight entered a mountain pass, the two airplanes became separated due to heavy snow showers. He said that visibility deteriorated to a point that it was difficult to discern topographical features while in the pass, and he elected to turn around. The pilot reported that during a descending left turn the airplane collided with an area of snow-covered up-sloping terrain, sustaining substantial damage to the wings, fuselage and empennage. The pilot said there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane and that the airplane was recently equipped with a 406 MHz Emergency Locator Transmitter, which aided rescue crews in finding the accident site quickly.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.