ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385859
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| Date: | Sunday 27 May 2001 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 177RG |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8287G |
| MSN: | 177RG0187 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1801 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pauma Valley, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Borrego Springs, CA |
| Pauma Valley, CA (95L) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The instrument-rated pilot stated that he was descending in visual flight rules conditions, and was on the extended downwind leg for landing at the destination airport. He intentionally flew into the top of what appeared to be an isolated, "puffy" cloud, expecting to be in the cloud only briefly and to see the runway again on the other side. The cloud was more expansive than he anticipated and the airplane continued to descend in the cloud for a period of time until the pilot saw vegetation on a mountainside a short distance in front of them. The pilot took evasive action and the airplane impacted upsloping mountainous terrain and slid to a stop through heavy sagebrush.
Probable Cause: The pilot's intentional flight into instrument meteorological conditions and failure to maintain clearance from terrain during an approach for landing under visual flight rules.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX01LA193
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 08:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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