Cessna TR182 accident near Twin Falls, ID
On September 15, 2002, a Cessna TR182 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Twin Falls, ID. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 15, 2002
- Place
- Twin Falls, ID
- Aircraft
- Cessna TR182 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.484°N, 114.488°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020920X05190
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 15, 2002, approximately 1035 mountain daylight time, a Cessna TR182, N738GX, registered to Helen and Harold Frisch (trustee), and being operated/flown by one of the owners, a certificated commercial pilot, was destroyed when the aircraft collided with a fuel truck parked at a fuel truck marshalling area at Joslin Field, Twin Falls, Idaho, while attempting a go around maneuver to runway 12. The pilot and two accompanying passengers sustained fatal injuries during the crash and post impact explosion/fire. Visual meteorological conditions existed and a VFR flight plan had been filed and activated. The flight, which was personal, was operated under 14CFR91 and originated from Kalispell, Montana, approximately 0800 on the morning of the accident. The aircraft was flight planned to Sacramento Executive airport, Sacramento, California, with an intermediate fuel stop at Twin Falls. The pilot contacted Great Falls Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) twice on September 14th requesting information on the weather for the return flight to Sacramento. At 0703, on the morning of September 15th he contacted Great Falls AFSS again and received a weather briefing for the leg to Twin Falls and then on to Sacramento. The pilot was advised of the enroute weather including a report of winds at Twin Falls from 170 degrees at 16 knots (refer to Attachment AFSS-I). The pilot first contacted the Twin Falls Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) reporting about 13 nautical miles (nm) north of the field. The tower controller advised that winds were favoring runway 12, repo
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment and his failure to execute a timely go-around maneuver resutling in the aircraft's impacting a parked fuel truck well clear of the runway safety area. Contributing factors were the strong crosswind/gusty wind conditions and the parked fuel truck.
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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.
