Cessna 182Q N10HP

Summary

On 22 August 2004 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 182Q registered N10HP, operated by Oklahoma Highway Patrol, was involved in an accident near Lamar, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 August 2004 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lamar, Oklahoma, United States

Coordinates

35.1483, -96.1689

Aircraft

Cessna 182Q

Registration

N10HP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Oklahoma Highway Patrol

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Public Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Holdenville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW04TA219

2 people were seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a inadvertent stall. Contributing factors were the low altitude and high wind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot was performing low-level surveillance operations, and had extended the flaps to 10 degrees, descended to about 1,400 feet mean sea level, set the engine power at about 18 inches of manifold pressure, trimmed the aircraft, and began to grid search the area. Coming to the end of his search area he banked the aircraft 180 degrees to a northerly, downwind direction, added power, and began another pass. While making the pass, he felt the controls become "mushy" and the airplane began to settle. He added a little power, but noticed "no response" to the aircraft controls. He then added full power and attempted to turn the airplane into the wind; however, the directional control continued to deteriorate, and it became evident that he was in a "stall situation." Subsequently, the airplane impacted trees and came to rest inverted on the ground.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.