Cessna 182 accident near Mobile, AL
On February 2, 2016, a Cessna 182 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mobile, AL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 2, 2016
- Place
- Mobile, AL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.679°N, 88.264°W
- NTSB ID
- 20160202X33553
Official records · ERA16FA100
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn February 1, 2016, about 1945 central standard time, a Cessna 182T, N784CP, was destroyed when it impacted trees and terrain during a missed approach to Mobile Regional Airport (MOB), Mobile, Alabama. The air line transport pilot and private pilot were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. Dark night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the positioning flight, which departed from Louisiana Regional Airport (L38), Gonzales, Louisiana, about 1830, and was destined for Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM), Mobile, Alabama. The accident flight was the final leg of a 300-nautical mile (nm), three-leg "compassion flight;" the purpose of the flight was to transport a passenger from Florida to her home in Louisiana. The pilots departed BFM about 0930 on the day of the accident and flew to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP), Panama City Florida. While at ECP, the pilot contacted the flight release officer (FRO) to inform him that their departure would be delayed about 2 1/2 hours due to a problem with the airplane that was delivering the passenger to ECP. After the passenger arrived, the flight departed ECP for L38 about 1500. According to the owner of the fixed base operator (FBO) at L38, who was also a CAP member, he saw the pilots in the lobby of his FBO. Noting that they were in CAP uniforms, he introduced himself, asked where they were from and the
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of airplane control during a missed approach in instrument meteorological conditions due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight and inflight weather planning which resulted the pilot's selection of an unsuitable alternate airport, and the Civil Air Patrol's inadequate flight release procedures and inadequate oversight of the fl
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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.
