Dr. Taylor Pickett was traveling with his wife and her sister from New Orleans to McComb, Mississippi, when the Cessna 310R went down a few miles from the McComb airport Sunday, April 10, 2011 about 4:30 a.m. All 3 were killed.
MCCOMB, MS (WLBT) - An investigation has determined a Texas doctor that crashed his plane near McComb in 2011 had been drinking.
According to the NTSB report, the pilot arrived at the New Orleans Airport after going to bar and he did not obtain a weather briefing or file an instrument flight rules flight plan.
Taylor Pickett, 52, overflew the airport in McComb then took a left turn before crashing.
Pickett, his wife and his sister in law died in the accident.
NTSB Identification: ERA11FA232
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, April 10, 2011 in McComb, MS
Probable Cause Approval Date: 12/27/2011
Aircraft: CESSNA 310R, registration: N100TK
Injuries: 3 Fatal.
The instrument-rated pilot and two passengers arrived at the departure airport about 0320 after going to a bar. The pilot did not obtain a weather briefing or file an instrument flight rules flight plan; night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the destination airport. The airplane departed uneventfully at 0408. At 0423, the pilot reported to air traffic control that he had the destination airport in sight and elected to cancel flight following services. At that time, the destination airport was 24 miles away and under two broken cloud ceilings and an overcast ceiling; thus, the pilot most likely did not have the destination airport in sight. The airplane subsequently overflew the destination airport and initiated a left turn. The last radar target was recorded at 0432, at an altitude of 2,600 feet mean sea level, which was above the two broken cloud ceilings and slightly below the overcast ceiling. Examination of the wreckage and data recovered from an onboard engine analyzer did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions. Toxicological testing revealed that the pilot was impaired due to alcohol ingestion.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The pilot's impairment due to alcohol ingestion and his failure to maintain airplane control during an approach at night in instrument meteorological conditions.
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