Express 2000RG accident near Cheyenne, WY
On May 30, 2022, an Express 2000RG (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cheyenne, WY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 30, 2022
- Place
- Cheyenne, WY
- Aircraft
- Express 2000RG · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.132°N, 104.792°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220530105145
Official records · CEN22FA216
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Cheyenne Air Traffic Control Tower Radio Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn May 30, 2022, about 0748 mountain daylight time, an Express 2000RG airplane, N44508, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Cheyenne, Wyoming. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Radio transmissions from the pilot were recorded by Cheyenne Air Traffic Control Tower and position information was determined through automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). A performance study was conducted for the accident flight largely based on ADS-B data. The airplane departed the Cheyenne Regional Airport/Jerry Olson Field (CYS) from runway 27, about 0744, and the pilot requested a turn to the south. At 0746:39, when the airplane was about 4 miles south of the airport, the pilot radioed to the air traffic control tower and reported an engine failure. About this time, the airplane turned left with a bank angle of about 75° and reversed course back toward the airport. During this turn, the airplane’s pitch reduced from 10° nose high to 10° nose low. At 0746:53, the pilot stated he needed to determine if he could make it back to the airport. The airplane continued towards the airport and at 0747:47 the pilot informed the tower controller that he could not make the airport and he intended to land in a field. The pilot then radioed that the airplane was on fire and asked the controller to send fire-rescue. At 0748:02, the airplane turned right with a bank angle of about 75°, and th
Probable cause
The pilot's inability to maintain proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while managing a loss of engine power and inflight fire, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing factors to the accident were the loss of engine power and the in-flight fire.
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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.
