ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210403
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| Date: | Thursday 3 May 2018 |
| Time: | 22:41 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Dean International Inc. |
| Registration: | N6198Q |
| MSN: | 15285190 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 19984 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Everglades, Miami-Dade County, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, FL (LAL/KLAL) |
| Miami Executive Airport, FL (TMB/KTMB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The non-instrumented-rated pilot and pilot-rated passenger, who also did not hold an instrument rating, departed on a local flight and were expected to return before dark; however, they flew to another airport, where they refueled and departed on the return flight in night conditions. While en route, the airplane encountered instrument meteorological conditions and the pilot lost control of the airplane, which subsequently impacted terrain.
Examination of the airframe and engine revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The operator reported that company policy stated that pilots were prohibited from flying at night without explicit permission from the chief or assistant chief pilot; the accident pilots did not obtain such approval. Whether the pilot obtained weather information before departing on the flight was not determined. Although the restricted visibility conditions were conducive to the development of spatial disorientation, there was insufficient evidence to determine whether it played a role in the sequence of events. The circumstances of the accident are consistent with a loss of control in instrument meteorological conditions.
Probable Cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot's loss of control during an encounter with instrument meteorological conditions at night. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to depart on the flight without obtaining approval to fly at night in accordance with company policy.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR18LA135
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N6198Q
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N6198Q
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-May-2018 14:14 | Geno | Added |
| 04-May-2018 19:33 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 04-May-2018 19:44 | Anon. | Updated [Damage] |
| 09-Jul-2022 10:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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