Cessna 182T accident near Helena, GA
On September 8, 2010, a Cessna 182T (airplane) was involved in an accident near Helena, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 8, 2010
- Place
- Helena, GA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182T · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.140°N, 82.854°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100908X05150
Official records · ERA10FA471
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Transcripts: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 8, 2010, about 0926 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182T, N804GK, was substantially damaged when it impacted trees and terrain at Helena, Georgia. The airplane was registered to and operated by Air Dandy LLC under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a business flight. The certificated commercial pilot was killed, and the pilot-rated passenger had serious injuries. Day, instrument meteorological conditions were present in the area. The flight was operating on an instrument flight rules flight plan and departed West Georgia Regional Airport (CTJ), Carrollton, Georgia, at 0818, en route to Telfair-Wheeler Airport (MQW), McRae, Georgia. At 0907, the pilot reported the following to the Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) controller, "...just got some weather from the surrounding airports looks like we're gonna need the approach down there can we get the GPS to two one." Jacksonville ARTCC cleared N804GK for the requested approach, with instructions to maintain 3,000 feet until the initial approach fix, FINAN. Once cleared for the approach, no subsequent communications were received from N804GK. MQW does not have a control tower or weather reporting facilities. Radar data of the approach flown by N804GK was provided by Jacksonville ARTCC. The data revealed that the airplane intercepted the final approach course with a right hand turn at FINAN at 3,000 feet mean sea level (MSL). Once established on the final approach course, the airplane began a descent, crossing the final approach fix, OTUVE, about 1,800 fee
Probable cause
The pilot’s continuance of the GPS approach below the minimum descent altitude while landing in instrument meteorological conditions.
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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.
