Cessna 182Q accident near Farmerville, LA
On November 28, 2007, a Cessna 182Q (airplane) was involved in an accident near Farmerville, LA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 28, 2007
- Place
- Farmerville, LA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182Q · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.869°N, 92.534°W
- NTSB ID
- 20071203X01889
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 28, 2007, approximately 1235 central standard time, a Cessna 182Q single-engine airplane, N5134N, was destroyed when it impacted trees and terrain while maneuvering near Farmerville, Louisiana. The commercial pilot, who was the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by Brentco Aerial Patrol, Inc., East Canton, Ohio. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 aerial observation flight. The flight originated from Jackson, Tennessee, approximately 0700. Company personnel reported that the pilot was conducting an aerial observation "pipeline patrol" flight along the Mid-Valley pipeline from the Mississippi River to Longview, Texas. During the flight about 1130, the pilot contacted the pipeline company via cell phone to give required position and pipeline condition reports. According to the pipeline company representative that answered the pilot's telephone call, the pilot at first did not recognize the representative's voice or recall her name. This representative had spoken with the pilot on several occasions through the four years he was patrolling that pipeline. She stated the following about the conversation, "He usually is more precise, faster, and more descriptive. He took several pauses between each part of the report he gave me. I never have to say, 'ok continue,' but that day I had to say that several times. He took long pauses between each word he gave me. In between the downtime, I asked him if he was ok and that
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control due to the effects of impairment from alcohol consumption resulting in the collision with the trees.. A contributing factor was the Federal Aviation Administration's failure to identify existing evidence of substance (alcohol) dependence in this commercial pilot due to an inadequate and incomplete process of screening medical applications.
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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.
