Cessna 182P accident near Midland, TX
On December 26, 1998, a Cessna 182P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Midland, TX. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 26, 1998
- Place
- Midland, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.020°N, 102.100°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X11555
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 26, 1998, at 1422 central standard time, a Cessna 182P airplane, N182FE, owned and operated by the pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain during final approach for landing at Midland International Airport near Midland, Texas. The instrument rated private pilot and his two passengers sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 local personal flight, which originated at 1330. A witness, who was a passenger in a car travelling eastbound on Highway 80, saw the airplane approximately "100-200 feet above the ground coming in to land." The witness stated that she saw the nose of the airplane "go up and then back down and the wings started to rock back and forth some." Subsequently, the airplane pitched "downward at about 70 degree angle" and impacted the ground. She added that during the impact, the plane "snapped in the middle and the tail flipped over." During telephone interviews conducted by the investigator-in-charge (IIC), two other witnesses, located in the airport terminal, stated that they saw the airplane's wings "teeter slightly" then the airplane pitched approximately "70 degrees nose down" and impacted the ground. The witnesses added that subsequently, the "tail," aft of the baggage compartment, "separated as the airplane nosed over." PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a private pilot certificate with an instrument rating and a third class medical, which was issued on June 8, 1998. According to Crash/Fire Rescue personne
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, resulting in an inadvertent stall.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
