Cessna 182P accident near Goldendale, WA
On February 23, 2006, a Cessna 182P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Goldendale, WA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 23, 2006
- Place
- Goldendale, WA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.953°N, 120.949°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060224X00228
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 22, 2006, approximately 2050 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 182P, N888SR, was destroyed when it collided with terrain while maneuvering near Goldendale, Washington. The instrument rated commercial pilot and pilot-rated passenger received fatal injuries. The aircraft was being operated by Wings of Wenatchee, Inc., Wenatchee, Washington, as a non-scheduled domestic cross-country cargo flight under 14 CFR Part 135. Night visual flight rule (VFR) conditions prevailed at the time of takeoff, and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed from the Pangborn Memorial Airport (EAT), Wenatchee, Washington, to the Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon. The flight departed EAT approximately 1950. In a statement provided by the operator to the NTSB investigator-in-charge (IIC), the flight was scheduled to transport cancelled bank documents for another cargo operator. The operator stated that the accident pilot had conducted the same flight the previous night, which had been the pilot's first Part 135 flight. The operator revealed that he had asked the pilot if he had checked the weather, to which the pilot replied that it was much better than the night before, and that he didn't think there would be any weather problems. The operator stated, "I did not personally check the weather for the flight. I confirmed that he had filed a VFR flight plan and reminded him to get flight following." At 1844, the pilot contacted the Dyncorp Direct User Access Terminal Service (DUATS) for a weather briefing over the route of flight, and at 1906 he
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance during descent. Factors contributing to the accident were the high mountains, mountain obscuration, the dark night condition, and the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision making.
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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.
