Cessna R182 accident near Woodland, AL
On December 8, 2007, a Cessna R182 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Woodland, AL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 8, 2007
- Place
- Woodland, AL
- Aircraft
- Cessna R182 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.627°N, 85.531°W
- NTSB ID
- 20071211X01926
NTSB summary
[ This factual report was modified on January 26, 2010 ] HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 7, 2007, at 2117 central standard time (unless otherwise noted, all times are in central standard time based on a 24 hour clock) , a Cessna R182, N2643C, registered to Cherry Tree Aviation LLC and operated by Executive Flight Center, collided with trees and terrain during an uncontrolled descent near Woodland, Alabama. The instructional flight was conducted under visual flight rules (VFR), at night, under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. Marginal VFR conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan was filed. The certified flight instructor (CFI) and student pilot were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. The flight originated from Orlando Executive Airport, Orlando, Florida at 1948 eastern standard time (est) Review of a transcript between the pilot and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Nashville Federal Contract Facility, Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) revealed that the CFI called the AFSS at 0147 and filed an instrument flight plan to fly from Alabama to Florida (the leg preceding the accident flight). The telephone call was terminated at 0150. The flight departed Madison County Executive/Tom Sharp Jr. Field at 0227 and arrived uneventfully at Orlando Executive Airport, Orlando, Florida, at 0645 est. According to the line supervisor at Shelt Air, a fixed based operator at the Orlando Executive Airport, the airplane was refueled with 61.2 gallons of 100 low lead aviation fuel after arrival. The CFI req
Probable cause
The flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while attempting to conduct visual flight in reduced visibility conditions at night. Factors contributing to the accident include the flight instructor’s inadequate preflight planning, and the impairment of both pilots due to fatigue.
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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.
