ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231615
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| Date: | Saturday 21 December 2019 |
| Time: | 18:22 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182F Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3371U |
| MSN: | 18254771 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Phoenix Goodyear Airport (KGYR), Goodyear, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix Goodyear Airport, AZ (GYR/KGYR) |
| Phoenix Goodyear Airport, AZ (GYR/KGYR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On December 21, 2019, at 1822 mountain standard time, a Cessna 182F, N3371U, struck power lines while on approach to land for runway 03 at Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), Goodyear, Arizona. The pilot/owner operated the airplane under the provision of Title 14 Code of Federal Aviation Regulations Part 91, as a personal flight. The pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local area flight and no flight plan had been filed.
he pilot departed his home airport about an hour after sunset for a flight to test the automatic dependent surveillance–broadcast system that had been recently updated on the airplane. Radar data indicated the airplane flew for about 4 minutes on a southwest heading then flew a figure-eight pattern before heading back toward the airport on a northeast heading. The airplane appeared to be on approach to the airport when it impacted umarked and unlit high-tension power lines about 1 mile south of the airport.
Postaccident examination of the airplane and engine revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Toxicology results suggest the pilot had recently used cannabis based on the relative ratios of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (the main psychoactive component in cannabis) and its metabolites. Specific performance effects of cannabis include decreased ability to concentrate and maintain attention. Impairment in retention time and tracking, subjective sleepiness, distortion of time and distance, vigilance, and loss of coordination in divided attention tasks have been reported.
The specific impairing effects from the pilot’s recent use of cannabis likely included impaired judgment and slowed reaction time, which contributed to his unsafe altitude while still 1 mile from the runway, resulting in the impact with the power lines.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines due to his impairment from cannabis.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.azfamily.com/news/pilot-dead-after-small-airplane-clips-power-lines-crashes-in/article_5f10469e-2464-11ea-a6da-ff779d4dc340.html
https://www.abc15.com/news/region-west-valley/goodyear/fd-small-plane-crashes-south-of-phoenix-goodyear-airport
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/goodyear-fd-1-dead-in-plane-wreck-after-reportedly-hitting-high-voltage-power-lines
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N3371U/history/20191222/0114Z/KGYR/KGYR
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N3371U
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/7456083 (photo)
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2019 05:40 | Geno | Added |
| 23-Dec-2019 16:49 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2022 22:11 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Accident report, Photo] |
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