Cessna 182T N961GW

Summary

On 12 December 2014 at about 03:30 local time, a Cessna 182T registered N961GW was involved in an accident near Wendover, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 December 2014 at 03:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Wendover, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Wendover (ENV)

Coordinates

40.7186, -114.0286

Aircraft

Cessna 182T

Registration

N961GW

Category

Airplane

Year built

2002

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ogden → Wendover

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

WPR15CA059

2 people were seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain situational awareness during a turn which resulted in a loss of airplane control.

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After accomplishing a touch and go landing, during a moonless night, the pilot initiated a left climbing turn and orientated himself with the departure end of the runway, by looking outside and behind the airplane. While looking outside, the pilot inadvertently put the airplane into a left steep bank and was unable to recover. Prior to the airplane impacting terrain, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and wings, the pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.