ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37747
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| Date: | 05-JAN-2000 |
| Time: | 2146 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172R |
| Operator: | Airline Training Academy |
| Registration: | N156RA |
| C/n / msn: | 17280804 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Orlando, FL (ORL) |
| Jacksonville, FL (CRG) |
The noninstrument-rated private pilot was on a night solo cross-country flight at 2,600 feet in radio contact with Jacksonville approach. The airplane was subsequently observed by the controller on radar at 2,000 feet, heading 013 degrees, 112 knots at 0245:24. At 0245:57, the airplane was observed on radar at 1200 feet, heading 051 degrees, and the ground speed had increased to 124 knots. The pilot stated at 0245:58, 'I haven't any direction finder I don't see anything one six ro.' At 0246:28, radar contact was lost. The pilot had recorded as logged 1 hour of night pilot-in-command flight time. All simulated instrument time was dual instruction. The moon set at 2159 with only 1 percent illumination. CAUSE: The pilot's lack of total experience in instrument flight, simulated instrument flight, and night flight resulting in the pilot becoming spatially disoriented, and subsequent in-flight collision with water. Contributing to the accident was the dark night with no visible horizon.
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001212X20403
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
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