Beschrijving:
Cessna N1122Y departed runway 01 at Elizabeth City (ECG) about 00:30 and climbed to an altitude of 3000 feet. The pilot received vectors for a Manteo-Dare County Regional Airport (MEO) runway 05 NDB approach. At 00:43, the controller cleared the pilot for the NDB runway 05 approach and to maintain 2,000 feet until the flight crossed the beacon outbound. Last radio contact was when the pilot reported doing the procedure turn inbound. The pilot descended below the minimum descent altitude (640 feet agl). The airplane crashed in about 15 feet (4,50 m) of water in Croatan Sound.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's continued descent below the minimum descent altitude, for undetermined reasons, while performing a NDB approach, resulting in the airplane crashing into water 1.5 miles from the airport. A factor in the accident was a cloud ceiling below the minimum descent altitude and low visibility."
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Datum: | woensdag 25 december 2002 |
| Tijd: | 01:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Telford Aviation |
| Registratie: | N1122Y |
| Constructienummer: | 208B0392 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1994 |
| Aantal vlieguren: | 5229 |
| Motoren: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 1 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 1 |
| Schade: | Groot |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 2,4 km (1.5 mijl) W van Manteo-Dare County Regional Airport, NC (MEO) ( Verenigde Staten)
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| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Ferry |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Elizabeth City Airport, NC (ECG/KECG), Verenigde Staten |
| Manteo-Dare County Regional Airport, NC (MEO/KMQI), Verenigde Staten |
Cessna N1122Y departed runway 01 at Elizabeth City (ECG) about 00:30 and climbed to an altitude of 3000 feet. The pilot received vectors for a Manteo-Dare County Regional Airport (MEO) runway 05 NDB approach. At 00:43, the controller cleared the pilot for the NDB runway 05 approach and to maintain 2,000 feet until the flight crossed the beacon outbound. Last radio contact was when the pilot reported doing the procedure turn inbound. The pilot descended below the minimum descent altitude (640 feet agl). The airplane crashed in about 15 feet (4,50 m) of water in Croatan Sound.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's continued descent below the minimum descent altitude, for undetermined reasons, while performing a NDB approach, resulting in the airplane crashing into water 1.5 miles from the airport. A factor in the accident was a cloud ceiling below the minimum descent altitude and low visibility."
Accident investigation:
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Elizabeth City Airport, NC en Manteo-Dare County Regional Airport, NC bedraagt 57 km (36 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
De afstand tussen Elizabeth City Airport, NC en Manteo-Dare County Regional Airport, NC bedraagt 57 km (36 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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