Cartwright H Jr/Cottrell M RV-10 accident near Seale, AL
On April 7, 2008, a Cartwright H Jr/Cottrell M RV-10 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Seale, AL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 7, 2008
- Place
- Seale, AL
- Aircraft
- Cartwright H Jr/Cottrell M RV-10 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.366°N, 85.149°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080422X00528
Official records · NYC08FA157
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Audio: Air Traffic Control Communications: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 7, 2008, at 1226 eastern daylight time, an amateur-built RV-10, N210HM, was destroyed when it impacted trees and terrain in Seale, Alabama, following a missed approach to Columbus Metropolitan Airport (CSG), Columbus, Georgia. The certificated private pilot, and the pilot rated passenger/builder were killed. The flight originated from Lebanon Municipal Airport, Lebanon, Tennessee. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to relatives of the pilot, the reason for the flight was to visit the Sun 'n Fun Fly-In located in Lakeland, Florida. A handheld global positioning system (GPS), Garmin GPSMAP 196, was recovered from the airplane. The GPS unit was sent to the National Transportation Safety Board Office of Research and Engineering for data extraction. The GPS data, along with voice communication data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), revealed that the pilot established communications with Atlanta Approach at 1148, while flying the airplane at an altitude 9,300 feet, and requested a very high frequency omnidirectional radio range (VOR) runway 18 approach to Weedon Field Airport (EUF), Eufaula, Alabama. The flight continued on a track of 173 degrees for approximately 13 minutes until it was cleared to descend to 4,000 feet by the controller. The controller then cleared the airplane for the approach about 20 miles north of the airport. The pilot then explained to the controller
Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's in-flight loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident were the weather conditions and the pilot-in-command's lack of flight experience in the accident airplane.
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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.
