Cessna 182Q accident near Cornelia, GA
On November 20, 2002, a Cessna 182Q (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cornelia, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 20, 2002
- Place
- Cornelia, GA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182Q · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.498°N, 83.558°W
- NTSB ID
- 20021126X05529
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 19, 2002, at 2152 eastern standard time, a Cessna 182Q, N58GH, registered to a private owner and operated by the commercial pilot, collided with trees and terrain during approach to runway 6 at the Habersham County Airport in Cornelia, Georgia. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with an instrument flight plan filed. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. The pilot received fatal injuries, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight departed Tallahassee Regional Airport in Tallahassee, Florida, at 1948 on November 19, 2002. A review of flight service station records revealed the pilot telephoned Gainesville Automated Flight Service Station at 1901 and filed an instrument flight plan for a direct flight from Tallahassee, Florida, to Cornelia, Georgia. The pilot reported he had six hours of fuel on board. At 1938, the pilot contacted the Tallahassee Regional Airport ground controller and received clearance to the destination airport; at 1948, the flight was cleared for takeoff. Air traffic control records revealed the flight climbed to its assigned altitude of 9,000 feet and proceeded on course. At 2114, the pilot contacted an Atlanta Center controller and reported level at 9,000 feet. The controller reported the Athens altimeter setting was 30.26 inches, and the pilot acknowledged. At 2146, the flight was cleared for the GPS runway 6 approach to Habersham County Airport, and the controller approved a radio frequency change to the airport's common traffic advisory frequency. The pil
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to follow IFR approach procedures and continue below the minimum descent altitude, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees, and the ground. A factor was the pilot's impairment from a prescription drug.
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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.
