Cessna TR182 accident near Little Rock, AR
On January 10, 2005, a Cessna TR182 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Little Rock, AR. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 10, 2005
- Place
- Little Rock, AR
- Aircraft
- Cessna TR182 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.727°N, 92.224°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050128X00114
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 10, 2005, at 1225 central standard time, a single-engine Cessna TR182 airplane, N6150S, was destroyed when it impacted water during an instrument approach to the Adams Field Airport (LIT), near Little Rock, Arkansas. The instrument rated private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The 628-nautical mile cross-country flight originated from the Pueblo Memorial Airport, near Pueblo (PUB), Colorado, at an unknown time and was destined for LIT. In a written statement to the NTSB investigator-in-charge, a witness located west of runway 18 near taxiway Bravo reported observing the accident airplane slightly east of runway 18 at an altitude of approximately 100 feet above ground level (agl), flying at a high rate of speed. The witness stated that the airplane "made a drastic pull-up and a steep bank of at least 45 degrees," as it re-entered the clouds approximately 200 feet agl. According to information provided by an Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, who responded to the accident site, the two occupants of the airplane were en route to Florida with an intermediate refueling stop at Little Rock, Arkansas. It was reported that the pilot/owner was in the process of selling the airplane and was planning to complete the purchase of another airplane while in Florida. A review of Air Traffic Control (ATC) communications
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during an instrument approach for undetermined reasons. Contributing factors were the mist and low cloud ceiling.
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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.
