Cessna TR182 accident near Midland, TX

On September 5, 2015, a Cessna TR182 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Midland, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

September 5, 2015

Place

Midland, TX

Aircraft

Cessna TR182 · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 3 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

31.908°N, 102.201°W

NTSB ID

20150909X52721

Official records · CEN15LA404

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• Recording Devices - Specialist's Factual Report: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• Recording Devices - Specialist's Factual Report - Attachment 1: Document (CSV), on ntsb.gov
• Recording Devices - Specialist's Factual Report - Attachment 2: Document (CSV), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

On September 5, 2015, about 1836 central daylight time, a Cessna TR182 airplane, N4707S, impacted terrain following a forced landing to a field near Midland, Texas. The pilot was seriously injured at the time of the accident, but succumbed to his injuries 24 days later. The three passengers were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to E & B Aero LLC and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal cross-country flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated from Midland International Air & Space Port (MAF), Midland, Texas, and was en route to El Paso International Airport (ELP), El Paso, Texas.The airplane departed from runway 16R at MAF, and proceeded south. The airport elevation was 2,872 ft mean sea level (msl). GPS data showed the airplane climbed to an altitude of 2,910 ft, where it leveled off. This occurred about one minute after takeoff and the airplane's recorded groundspeed was 58 kts. The airplane remained around this altitude for about 32 seconds before descending to the ground. The airplane's groundspeed while level was about 60 kts. During the descent to the ground, the airplane's airspeed decreased to about 50 kts. The passengers on board the airplane said that right after takeoff the pilot experienced difficulties with the airplane. It was not developing power and it would not climb. The pilot elected to put the airplane down in a field rather than bring the airplane back ar

Probable cause

The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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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.