Cessna 182Q accident near Asheville, NC
On May 4, 2007, a Cessna 182Q (airplane) was involved in an accident near Asheville, NC. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 4, 2007
- Place
- Asheville, NC
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182Q · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.470°N, 82.594°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070509X00534
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 4, 2007, at 1058 eastern standard time, a Cessna 182Q, N735DP, registered to and operated by a private individual, was destroyed when it struck a mountain during a missed approach at Asheville Regional Airport (AVL), Asheville, North Carolina. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed. The private pilot-in-command, commercial-certificated pilot-passenger, and another passenger were fatally injured. The cross-country flight originated from the W. H. "Bud" Barron Airport (DUB), Dublin, Georgia, at 0815, and was en route to AVL. A representative of the fixed base operator at Dublin Airport said the airplane had been fueled to capacity, and he watched the occupants as they boarded the airplane. He said the private pilot was in the left seat and the commercial pilot was in the right seat. He watched the airplane as it taxied out to the end of the runway and, after an engine run-up, watched it take off. One of the pilots made initial contact with Asheville approach control at 10:27:43. At 10:45:45, approach control cleared the pilot to descend and maintain 4,600 feet. At 10:46:45, approach control instructed the pilot to turn to a heading of 160 degrees. At 10:47:15, approach control advised the pilot that he was over the initial approach fix, Junoe, and to maintain 4,600 feet until established on the localizer. The pilot was then cleared for th
Probable cause
The failure of the directional gyro and attitude indicator due to a vacuum system leak caused by a loose fitting. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to execute a partial panel, no-gyro approach.
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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.
