Cessna 182Q accident near Rozel, KS
On February 16, 2004, a Cessna 182Q (airplane) was involved in an accident near Rozel, KS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 16, 2004
- Place
- Rozel, KS
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182Q · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.290°N, 99.450°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040223X00220
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 16, 2004, at 1714 central standard time, a Cessna 182Q, N735RD, operated as a rental airplane by Pratt Air Inc., was found destroyed in an agricultural field near Rozel, Kansas, after being reported overdue. Night visual and instrument meteorological conditions were reported between the flight's departure and destination airports. The 14 CFR Part 91 aerial observation positioning flight was not operating on a flight plan. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from Pratt Industrial Airport (PTT), Pratt, Kansas, at an unknown time and was planned to arrive at Shaltz Field Airport, Colby, Kansas, about 0715. The purpose of the flight was to reposition the accident airplane to conduct an aerial survey for Kansas State Fish and Wildlife. According to the National Transportation Safety Board Meteorological (NTSB) Factual Report, which is included in its entirety within the docket of this report, a person representing N735RD called the Wichita Automated Flight Service Station 0535:40 and requested the weather at Colby, Kansas, in about 30 minutes. The caller did not specifically request an abbreviated or standard weather briefing. The AFSS specialist provided the following: - Low pressure dominating the route bringing southerly winds - No frontal systems - No hazardous weather advisories - "Looking at all VFR [visual flight rules]" - Colby current weather: Goodland weather: ceiling 11,000 feet above ground level (AGL) overcast, visibility 8 statute miles (SM), wind 260 degrees at 9 knots - Colby forecast: Goodland Terminal Ar
Probable cause
The inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions, the spatial disorientation, and aircraft control not maintained by the pilot during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident were the night instrument meteorological conditions due to low ceilings and low visibility, an incomplete pre-flight weather briefing, and the lack of recent experience in instrument meteorological conditio
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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.
