Cessna 182G accident near Renfrew, PA
On February 28, 2003, a Cessna 182G (airplane) was involved in an accident near Renfrew, PA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 28, 2003
- Place
- Renfrew, PA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182G · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.770°N, 79.979°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030311X00316
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 27, 2003, about 2135 eastern standard time, a Cessna 182G, N3404S, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain near Renfrew, Pennsylvania, while executing a visual approach to runway 8 at the Butler County Airport (BTP), Butler, Pennsylvania. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the business flight that departed Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, destined for Butler. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed and activated for the flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. A review of Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) audio recordings revealed that the pilot received three separate preflight briefings before departing on the accident flight about 1920. At 0727, the pilot filed an IFR flight plan with a planned departure time of 1400. The briefer advised the pilot of a weather advisory for occasional moderate rime icing from 4,000 to 8,000, and that a 1400 departure would put the airplane ahead of a storm approaching from the south. At 1418, the pilot changed his departure time to 1435, and received an updated briefing. The briefer advised the pilot that the storm system was still to the south, and being blocked by high pressure. The briefer added that moderate rime icing in clouds below 8,000 were forecasted along the pilot's route of flight, and that IFR conditions and mountain obscuration were forecasted for the southern half of Pennsylvania. At 1745, the pilot filed another IFR flight plan with a planned departure time
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering to land. Factors in the accident were the pilot's decision to fly into forecasted\known icing conditions, and the accumulation of structural ice.
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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.
