ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206829
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 February 2018 |
| Time: | 19:25 |
| Type: |  Quest Kodiak 100 |
| Owner/operator: | Pegasus Of Montana LLC |
| Registration: | N969TB |
| MSN: | 100-0173 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 68 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Georgetown, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Mount Royal Airport, FL (3FL0) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On February 27, 2018, about 1930 eastern standard time, a Quest Kodiak 100, N969TB, was substantially damaged after it impacted a river near Georgetown, Florida. The private pilot and pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by an individual as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and there was no flight plan filed for the flight, which was destined for Mount Royal Airport (3FL0), Welaka, Florida.
The private pilot and pilot-rated passenger were returning to the airport in night visual meteorological conditions with a cloud ceiling about 1,500 ft above ground level. Radar data indicated that the airplane overflew the airport and completed a 360° descending right turn and overflew the airport again before entering an approximate 180° left climbing turn toward and over an unlighted area within a densely-wooded national forest. The airplane continued the left turn and entered a descent to impact in a river about 1 mile from the airport. All major components of the airplane were recovered from the river except the outboard section of the left wing and the left aileron. An examination of the airframe and engine revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Because each of the two pilots onboard would have been capable of safely landing the airplane, it is unlikely that an acute event from either occupant's heart disease contributed to the accident.
The night conditions, which included overcast clouds that would have obscured the nearly full moon, and the pilots' maneuvering for landing over an area devoid of cultural lighting provided conditions conducive to the development of spatial disorientation. It is likely that the pilots experienced a "black hole" illusion while maneuvering to align with the runway for landing, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and impact with water.
Probable Cause: The pilots' spatial disorientation while maneuvering for landing in night conditions over unlighted terrain, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and impact with water.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2018 04:42 | Geno | Added |
| 28-Feb-2018 12:22 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2018 15:56 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 28-Feb-2018 15:56 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 28-Feb-2018 17:30 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Source] |
| 22-Apr-2020 17:02 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 14-Sep-2022 00:59 | Captain Adam | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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