ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385683
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| Date: | Friday 29 June 2001 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8641T |
| MSN: | 52541 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6275 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gladewater, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gladewater, TX (07F) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The non-instrument rated private pilot was practicing maneuvers with broken cloud conditions. She allowed the airplane to ascend into a "hazy area and noticed clouds were beginning to close around me." She added that she flew the airplane toward a "hole to descend through the clouds. [The] haze increased and [she] continued towards the opening but wound up in a cloud." She stated that she immediately experienced "vertigo and got into [an] unusual attitude." During the unusual attitude recovery, the front windshield and right rear windshield separated from the airplane. The pilot then made an uneventful landing. Examination of the airplane revealed structural damage to the wings, wing struts, and horizontal stabilizer.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadvertent visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions while maneuvering, which resulted in her spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of control of the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW01LA206
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 06:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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