Cessna 182S N820HP

Summary

On 27 July 2013 at about 00:10 local time, a Cessna 182S registered N820HP, operated by Oklahoma Department Of Public Safety, was involved in an accident near Tecumseh, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 July 2013 at 00:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Tecumseh, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

University of Oklahoma (OUN)

Coordinates

35.2606, -97.0189

Aircraft

Cessna 182S

Registration

N820HP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Oklahoma Department Of Public Safety

Operating rule

Public Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Norman → Norman

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13TA441

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's inadvertent aerodynamic stall at a low altitude, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.

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The pilot, an Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) trooper, was dispatched to assist fellow OHP troopers and a local police department in the pursuit of an individual who was involved in a traffic accident. The driver fled the scene after the accident and was thought to be hiding in a wooded area. The pilot established radio contact with an OHP trooper on the ground; however, he was not able to contact the local police officers by radio. As the local police officers approached the location of the vehicle driver, they looked up at the airplane for further guidance. At that time, the pilot reduced the airplane's engine power and entered a slow descending turn over the vehicle driver's location, and the police officers on the ground began walking toward the individual. About the same time, the airplane's aerodynamic stall warning sounded. The left wing subsequently "stalled hard," and the airplane pitched nose-down and started to rotate to the left. The pilot was able to maintain directional control of the airplane and avoided a spin; however, he was not able to fully recover from the stall, and the airplane impacted the terrain. A postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any anomalies consistent with a preimpact failure or malfunction.

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