Cessna 182D accident near NewPhiladelphia, OH
On November 17, 2002, a Cessna 182D (airplane) was involved in an accident near NewPhiladelphia, OH. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 17, 2002
- Place
- NewPhiladelphia, OH
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182D · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.494°N, 81.383°W
- NTSB ID
- 20021127X05536
Official records · NYC03FA022
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Summary of Air Traffic Services: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC Transcript - Akron Approach Control: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 17, 2002, about 1440 eastern standard time, a Cessna 182D, N9964T, was destroyed when it struck terrain during a missed approach in New Philadelphia, Ohio. The certificated private pilot and the passenger were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed for the flight that originated at Bloomington, Illinois, and was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot kept his airplane at Harry Clever Field, New Philadelphia. On November 15, 2002, he and his wife flew to Bloomington. While at Bloomington, the airplane was serviced with 37.4 gallons of fuel. On November 17, the pilot contacted the Kankakee Flight Service Station (FSS) via telephone, and received two pre-departure weather briefings. The first briefing occurred at 0920. The pilot requested an outlook as to what type of weather he could expect on the planned flight. He was told that instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the area, and there were no pilot reports available. He was also told the forecast called for occasional moderate rime ice and mixed (rime and clear) icing in clouds or precipitation, when flying at or below 10,000 feet. The second briefing occurred at 1103, at which time, the pilot received a full weather briefing. The briefing included reports of forecast icing conditions, pilot reports of icing conditions, and advisories of low clouds and instrument meteorological conditions over a wide area along the pilot's route of flight. The pilot filed an IFR flight p
Probable cause
The pilot's improper decision to disregard the weather briefing, and to conduct an intentional flight into known icing conditions, with an airplane not equipped for that flight, and his failure to maintain airspeed. Factors were the clouds and icing conditions, and the pilot's impairment due to drugs.
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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.
