ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150484
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| Date: | Thursday 1 November 2012 |
| Time: | 06:05 |
| Type: |  Cessna 320E Executive Skyknight |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N10PM |
| MSN: | 320E-0087 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | Continental GTSIO-520-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Marcos, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Marcos, TX (KHYI) |
| Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport, ND (KDIK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A fixed-base operator employee observed the pilot preflight his twin-engine airplane and then pulled the pilot’s airplane from the hangar. The employee gave the pilot directions to runway 17 but was unable to see him taxi to that location because of fog. The non-instrument-rated pilot subsequently took off in night instrument meteorological conditions with visibility less than 2 1/2 miles. The airplane crashed less than 1 mile south of the airport shortly after takeoff and witnesses saw and heard the resultant explosion. Video footage of the accident revealed that the airplane impacted the ground in a 45-degree nose-down attitude. Examination of the airplane and engines did not reveal any mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Based on the wreckage distribution, low visibility, and the pilot’s lack of an instrument rating, the accident is consistent with the pilot’s loss of control due to spatial disorientation.
Probable Cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot’s decision to takeoff in night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=10PM
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2012 07:34 | gerard57 | Added |
| 01-Nov-2012 15:18 | vvvww | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2012 17:10 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2017 13:54 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Apr-2020 08:57 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source] |
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