Cessna 182Q accident near Panama City, FL

On March 9, 2022, a Cessna 182Q (airplane) was involved in an accident near Panama City, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

March 9, 2022

Place

Panama City, FL

Aircraft

Cessna 182Q · Airplane

Injuries

2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

30.396°N, 85.810°W

NTSB ID

20220309104744

Official records · ERA22FA149

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

Air traffic control records

• Tower Communications Audio File: Audio recording (MP3), on ntsb.gov
• Tyndall Afb Audio: Audio recording (WAV), on ntsb.gov
• ATC-Pilot Communication Summary: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• FAA Ecp Tower Communications Summary: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn March 8, 2022, about 1846 central standard time, a Cessna 182Q airplane, N182XT, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP), Panama City, Florida. The private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. According to a family member, the pilot and passenger (his wife) planned a cross-country flight departing from their home airport, Jack Barstow Airport (IKW), Midland, Michigan, with a final destination of Panama City, Florida. Review of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) data revealed that the pilot completed a 10-minute local flight at IKW that concluded about 1118 (1018 eastern standard time). The pilot then initiated an instrument flight rules (IFR) cross-country flight from IKW about 1212 (1112 eastern standard time) and arrived at Warren County Memorial Airport (RNC), McMinnville, Tennessee, about 1503 central standard time, resulting in a total flight time of 3 hours 51 minutes. A fuel receipt showed that, about 1520, the pilot purchased 74 gallons of 100 low-lead fuel. The airplane departed RNC about 1554 and arrived in the ECP area after about 2 hours 45 minutes of flight time. Review of air traffic control (ATC) communications provided by the US Air Force and the FAA revealed that the flight was in contact with Tyndall Air Force Base. The approach controller informed the pilot that automatic traffic information ser

Probable cause

The pilot’s deviation from the final approach course during a night instrument approach with low instrument meterological conditions, which resulted in an impact with heavily wooded terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to continue the approach after being warned of his flightpath deviations and his lack of experience in instrument conditions at night.

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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.