Cessna 182R accident near Rockwall, TX
On November 12, 2020, a Cessna 182R (airplane) was involved in an accident near Rockwall, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 12, 2020
- Place
- Rockwall, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182R · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.937°N, 96.436°W
- NTSB ID
- 20201112102275
Official records · CEN21LA055
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn November 12, 2020, about 1307 central standard time, a Cessna 182, N7306H, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Rockwall, Texas. The private pilot and passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The airplane departed from Abilene Regional Airport (ABI), Abilene, Texas, about 1139 on an instrument flight rules flight plan. The pilot’s last communications with air traffic control occurred at 1303 when he canceled the flight plan and proceeded to Rockwall Municipal Airport (F46), Rockwall, Texas. A review of archived Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast data showed that, as the airplane approached F46, it appeared to enter a left downwind leg for runway 35. The traffic pattern indicators as part of the segmented circle indicated a right traffic pattern for runway 35. Another pilot who was in the traffic pattern reported that he did not hear the accident pilot make any radio transmissions on the airport’s common traffic advisory frequency. This pilot stated that he made an announcement that runway 17 was in use but received no response. A helicopter pilot who was hovering over a taxiway stated that he heard the accident pilot announce that his airplane was 10 miles away and that he intended to land on runway 35. The helicopter pilot told the accident pilot that runway 17 was in use, but no acknowledgment or reply was received. The accident pilot announced shortly afterward that his airplane was on a 3-
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to continue an unstabilized approach and his delayed go-around decision, which resulted in the airplane’s impact with power lines and the ground. Contributing to the accident was the inaccurate wind direction reporting as a result of a misaligned crossarm on the weather reporting station.
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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.
