Cessna 182P accident near Juneau, AK
On July 24, 2011, a Cessna 182P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Juneau, AK. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 24, 2011
- Place
- Juneau, AK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 58.267°N, 134.533°W
- NTSB ID
- 20110726X05036
Official records · ANC11FA069
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 24, 2011, about 0645 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 182P airplane, N7304S, impacted mountainous terrain about 6 miles southeast of the Juneau International Airport, Juneau, Alaska. The commercial pilot and the sole passenger were fatally injured, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane was being operated as a 14 CFR Part 91 visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country personal flight when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the airplane's point of departure. The flight originated at the Hoonah Airport, Hoonah, Alaska, about 0629, and was en route to the Juneau International Airport. At the time of the accident, marginal visual meteorological conditions were reported at the Juneau Airport. The weather conditions at the accident site are not known. However, witnesses in Juneau reported that weather conditions to the southeast, and specifically in the direction of the accident site, were much worse than that being reported at the airport. No flight plan was filed, and there is no record that a weather briefing was obtained. The area between Hoonah and Juneau consists of remote inland fjords, coastal waterways, and steep mountainous terrain. According to a Juneau air traffic control tower (ATCT) specialist on duty at the time of the accident, the pilot contacted the ATCT about 0643, reporting that he was about 10 miles southwest of the airport for landing. The ATCT specialist instructed the pilot to report 4 miles southwest of the airport. Moments later, a faint emergency locator transmitter (ELT) was hea
Probable cause
The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with mountainous terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's self-induced pressure to reach his destination.
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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.
