ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280427
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| Date: | Friday 15 July 2022 |
| Time: | 18:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna 210C Centurion |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3659Y |
| MSN: | 21058159 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4277 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Oceana County Airport (C04), Shelby, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Oceana County Airport, MI (C04) |
| Warsaw Municipal Airport, IN (KASW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On July 15, 2022, about 1815 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 210C, N3659Y, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Shelby, Michigan. The private pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The accident occurred shortly after the non-instrument rated pilot and passenger departed the airport on a visual flight rules flight in instrument meteorological conditions. Two pilots at the airport reported that the weather was poor at the time of the takeoff, with low ceilings and rain prevailing. After the departure, a local resident who lived about 1.5 miles south of the airport heard the airplane over his property for about 30 seconds, and the engine was “revving up' before the airplane crashed in the woods near his house. The airplane impacted trees and terrain at a steep, nose-low descent angle. The fragmentation of the wreckage and damage to the terrain at the accident site were indicative of a high-speed impact. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal evidence of a preexisting mechanical failure or anomaly that would have precluded normal operation of the airframe or engine.
There was no evidence that the pilot obtained a weather briefing prior to the flight. The family of the pilot reported that the purpose of the flight was to attend an event in another state, that he had missed a similar previous event, and that did not want to miss this one. The pilot most likely entered instrument meteorological conditions immediately after takeoff, experienced spatial disorientation, and lost control of the airplane. The pressure that the pilot placed upon himself to attend the event was likely a factor in the accident.
Probable Cause: The non-instrument rated pilot's decision to commence the flight in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's self-induced pressure to initiate the flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA22FA314
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105484
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N3659Y
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Images:
Photo: NTSB
Media:
MSP Hart Post Troopers are on the scene of a single engine plane crash that occurred at approx. 6:15 PM this evening south of 102nd Ave. in Shelby Twp., Oceana County. There appears to be no survivors and it is unconfirmed how many individuals are on board. The FAA has been pic.twitter.com/n8UHi5a30P
— @MSPWestMI (@mspwestmi) July 16, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2022 01:48 | Geno | Added |
| 16-Jul-2022 09:03 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2022 15:48 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2022 19:06 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 16-Nov-2023 15:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 16-Nov-2023 15:28 | harro | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2023 17:29 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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