ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185384
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| Date: | Sunday 13 March 2016 |
| Time: | 02:27 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182A Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2230G |
| MSN: | 51530 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2505 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Alpine Airport (46U), Alpine, WY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Alpine Airport, WY (46U) |
| Rigby Airport, ID (U56) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The noninstrument-rated, private pilot and three passengers were departing in dark night conditions with the moon below the horizon. The area along the flight route was unpopulated with few lights in the immediate vicinity. A handheld GPS unit found in the wreckage revealed that, shortly after becoming airborne, the airplane made a climbing 360° turn from about 20 to 425 ft above ground level (agl). The airplane then maintained a heading toward the destination for about 30 seconds, never climbing above about 550 ft agl. During the last seconds of the flight, the airplane made a descending right turn likely because the pilot experienced a loss of visual reference due to the dark night conditions. Ground scar analysis, impact signatures, and wreckage fragmentation patterns indicated that the airplane impacted terrain in a nose-low attitude, consistent with the airplane stalling before impact. A postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of a mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the initial climb in dark night conditions with no visual reference, which resulted in a stall and collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N2230G
Location
Images:
Photos(c): NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2016 02:42 | Geno | Added |
| 14-Mar-2016 03:14 | Geno | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2016 07:39 | gerard57 | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2016 15:58 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 14-Mar-2016 22:53 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Nov-2017 20:03 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2022 19:22 | Captain Adam | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
| 06-Mar-2022 19:22 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
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