ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 307358
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| Date: | Sunday 29 January 2023 |
| Time: | 21:38 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172L Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N621EW |
| MSN: | 17260545 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6520 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Cleveland Municipal Airport, TX (6R3) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Houston-Dan Jones International Airport, TX (T51) |
| Cleveland Municipal Airport, TX (6R3) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On January 29, 2023, at about 21:38 local time, a Cessna 172L Skyhawk, N621EW, sustained substantial damage when it clipped a tree and impacted marshy terrain while on approach to Cleveland Municipal Airport (6R3), Cleveland, Texas. The sole pilot onboard sustained minor injuries.
The instrument-rated pilot was positioning the airplane in preparation for an annual inspection. The flight was conducted under night visual flight rules (VFR); however, instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed along the route of flight. The pilot reported that the cloud ceiling at the departure airport was about 700 ft above ground level (agl). The pilot inadvertently flew into clouds while en route and remained in instrument conditions for about 10 minutes. During the final approach the airplane descended below the clouds, but the pilot was unable to locate the airport and “saw only pitch black” with no visual references. The airplane subsequently struck trees shortly before the pilot intended to initiate a go-around. It subsequently came to rest nose down in a wooded area. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. A Notice to Air Mission (NOTAM) pertaining to the destination airport indicated that the runway lights were unserviceable during the time of the accident flight.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s decision to attempt the night flight under visual flight rules when instrument meteorological conditions prevailed resulting in the airplane striking trees while on final approach. Contributing to the accident were the unserviceable runway lights at the destination airport.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2023/01/30/plane-crashes-in-cleveland-near-flooded-area-18-year-old-pilot-on-board-liberty-county-so-says/
https://www.news.com.au/world/teen-pilot-injured-in-plane-crash-in-cleveland-texas/video/9226c317a05bfbb4173f19f5edbdc6d9
NTSB
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a81a6d&lat=30.314&lon=-95.044&zoom=13.0&showTrace=2023-01-30
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N621EW
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/3/29675_1368477435.jpg (photo)
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