Cessna R182 accident near Greensboro, NC
On October 25, 2002, a Cessna R182 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Greensboro, NC. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 25, 2002
- Place
- Greensboro, NC
- Aircraft
- Cessna R182 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.072°N, 79.794°W
- NTSB ID
- 20021029X05399
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 25, 2002, at 1239 eastern standard time, a Cessna R182, N4629S, registered to and operated by Duboy and Fisher Incorporated, collided with the ground while being radar vectored for approach into Piedmont Triad International Airport, Greensboro, North Carolina. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with an instrument flight plan filed. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The private pilot and his two passengers were fatally injured. The flight departed Bartow Municipal Airport, Bartow, Florida, on October 25, 2003, at 0809. Review of the transcription of voice recordings revealed, at 0809 the airplane contact Tampa Approach airborne off of Bartow Airport, Florida on an instrument cross-country flight to Smith Reynolds Airport, Winston Salem, North Carolina. At 1117, the pilot made initial contact to Greensboro approach control. Approach control cleared the pilot for the ILS runway 33 approach. At 1134, the pilot radioed he was having an emergency; he stated that he was totally disorientated. He was instructed to climb to 6,000 feet to get the airplane on top of the overcast. The pilot was given a radar vector to re-intercept the runway 33- localizer and cleared to descend to 2,500 feet. At 1147, approach control advised the pilot that he was off the final approach course at 2,700 feet. At this point the controller issued the pilot instructions to climb to 4000 feet. The pilot was reissued a heading to intercept the runway 33-localizer. At 1208, approach control advise
Probable cause
The pilot experienced spatial disorientation, which resulted in a loss of control and the subsequent collision with the ground. Factors were low ceilings and fog.
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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.
