ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 44192
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| Date: | Thursday 23 February 2006 |
| Time: | 10:59 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182E Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9298X |
| MSN: | 18253698 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5446 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Austin, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Telluride, CO (TEX) |
| Austin, CO | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A witness said he "heard the airplane buzz the ranch." The witness said the airplane then flew into the power lines. After striking the power lines there was extensive damage to the airplane. Another witness said he saw and heard the airplane "buzz the ranch." He said the airplane came in once and was closer to the river (Gunnison River). The airplane came over the ranch a second time, but was closer to the house and orchard where the power lines ran. The witness heard the impact and then saw the airplane "cartwheeling" in the field. An examination of the airplane revealed no systems anomalies. Levels of TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL (MARIHUANA) and TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL CARBOXYLIC ACID (MARIHUANA) reported on FAA toxicology testing suggest that the pilot had used marijuana very recently in relation to the time of the accident, likely within 3 hours, and that the pilot was impaired by its effects at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the transmission wire resulting in the airplane's outboard wing portion to be severed, and the subsequent loss of control and ground impact. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's impairment from his recent marijuana use and the transmission wire.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20060227X00238&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 05-Dec-2017 09:02 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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