AIRCRAFT: 2011 Cessna 162, N3037H S/N: 16200115
ENGINE – Continental 0200D S/N: 1003178
PROPELLER – McCauley 1A162/TCD6754, S/N: AFG01003
APPROXIMATE TOTAL HOURS (estimated TT & TSMO from logbooks or other information):
ENGINE: 1030.2
PROPELLER: 1030.2
AIRFRAME: 1030.2
DESCRIPTION OF ACCIDENT: Aircraft crashed on rocky terrain.
LOCATION OF AIRCRAFT: Phoenix, AZ
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NTSB Identification: WPR14FA381
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, September 19, 2014 in Borrego Springs, CA
Probable Cause Approval Date: 04/14/2016
Aircraft: CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO 162, registration: N3037H
Injuries: 1 Fatal.
NTSB investigators either traveled in support of this investigation or conducted a significant amount of investigative work without any travel, and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The commercial pilot took off for a personal flight and flew uneventfully for about 44 minutes, including a touch-and-go landing at another airport about 10 minutes before the accident, after which the pilot made several turns in the area. According to the recovered flight data from the airplane’s avionics system, during the last minute of the recorded data, the airplane was in a gradual climb with a pitch-up attitude of about 7 degrees and a left bank of about 5 degrees; the airspeed was gradually decreasing. In the next 30 seconds, the airplane’s pitch increased to a maximum of 28 degrees nose up, and the airspeed decreased to a minimum of 38 knots indicated airspeed. The engine maintained about 2,200 rpm during this time. The airplane’s Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH) states that the stall speed for the airplane is 41 knots indicated airspeed with the flaps up and power at idle. The data were consistent with a power-on stall. The POH states that for power-on stall recovery, the pilot is to simultaneously decrease power and lower the nose.
Following the stall, the airplane’s pitch then decreased to a maximum of 69 degrees nose down before it stabilized about 30 degrees nose down for the remainder of the recording with a descent rate of about 4,500 ft per minute. The airplane then banked from 76 degrees left to 75 degrees right in about 1 second; at this point, the engine power began to decrease. The bank stabilized about 10 degrees right for the remainder of the recording. Spins completed about every 2 seconds were recorded during the final 20 seconds. Further, during this final 20 seconds, the airplane’s engine rpm decreased from 2,100 to 1,800 rpm.
The POH lists recovery procedures to accomplish should an inadvertent spin occur. The first step is to immediately retard the throttle to the idle position. The next steps are to place the ailerons in the neutral position and then apply and hold full rudder opposite to the direction of rotation. The POH has a warning that recommends spin procedures be memorized to ensure prompt and proper recovery techniques are used in the event that an inadvertent spin is encountered. The recorded data revealed that, although the pilot pitched the nose down following the power-on stall, he did not simultaneously reduce the power. Further, the airplane’s engine throttle was not immediately retarded to the idle power position when the spin began, and the pilot did not apply the appropriate controls. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The pilot’s failure to recover from a stall, which resulted in a subsequent spin from which he did not recover because he did not immediately apply the proper stall and spin recovery techniques.
On September 19, 2014, about 0754 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 162, light sport airplane, N3037H, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain about 6 miles east of the Borrego Valley Airport (L08) Borrego Springs, California. The airplane was registered to Jacksonair Services LLC and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. Visual (VMC) meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The local personal flight departed Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM), Palm Springs, California, about 0709.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an Alert Notification (ALNOT) for the missing airplane after the pilot failed to return the airplane. A search ensued and the following morning a Civil Air Patrol airplane located the airplane wreckage on a hillside near Borrego Springs.
The airplane was equipped with a Garmin G300 Integrated Cockpit System which included flight displays, air data computers, attitude/heading/reference systems, and communications. Each display included a Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card that had a flight data log feature. The pilot's display SD card was recovered and sent to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Vehicle Recorder Laboratory for the download of the data. (A published report on the recorded flight data obtained from the accident airplane is available in the public docket).
According to the SD card, the accident flight on September 19, 2014, was recorded. The data revealed that after takeoff, the airplane made a right turn and flew between 2,000 and 3,000 feet mean sea level (msl) for about 20 minutes. The airplane made another right turn toward Borrego Springs and overflew L08 and then entered its traffic pattern. At 0745, the airplane maneuvering was consistent with accomplishing a touch and go landing. The airplane then departed L08, climbed out, and turned right. The airplane maneuvered for another 10 minutes before the data stopped recording at 0754.
The final minute of the data recording initially showed the airplane at about 2,200 feet msl and at 65 knots indicated airspeed. The data depicted that the airplane then pitched up to 7 degrees nose high attitude with 5 degrees of left bank. The airplane's pitch was continuously increased to a maximum of 28 degrees nose high, while the airplane's airspeed continuously decreased to a minimum of 38 knots indicated airspeed. The engine rpm was continuously steady at about 2,200 rpm during this time.
The airplane's pitch then decreased to a maximum of 69 degrees nose low before it stabilized at about 30 degrees nose low for the remainder of the recording. The altitude was decreasing at a rate of about 4,500 feet per minute. The airplane's bank went from 76 degrees left to 75 degrees right in about a second and then stabilized at about 10 degrees right for the remainder of the recording. A spin of 360 degrees about every 2 seconds was recorded during the final 20 seconds. Further, during this final 20 second period, the airplane's airspeed was between 40-50 knots indicated airspeed and the engine rpm was between 1,800 to 2,100 rpm.
PERSONNEL INFORMATION
The pilot, age 69, held a commercial pilot certificate with an airplane single engine and helicopter ratings. The pilot was issued a first-class airman medical certificate on May 1, 1978, with no limitations stated. The pilot stated during the examination that he had accumulated a total of 135 flight hours. Not all the pilot's logbooks were located and a current total flight time could not be determined. Though the pilot's total flight time was unknown, a recent logbook indicated that he flew the accident airplane for about 19.4 hours (mostly with an instructor) since May 2, 2014. Three of the instructional logbook entries listed stalls, under the remarks, procedures, and maneuvers section. The light sport airplane category requirements do not require a current FAA medical and the pilot possessed a current driver's license.
AIRCRAFT INFORMATION
The two-seat, high-wing, fixed-gear airplane, serial number (S/N) 1620115, was manufactured in 2011. It was powered by a Continental-O-200 D1 engine, serial number (S/N) 1003178, rated at 100 horsepower. The airplane was also equipped with a McCauley model IL100LSA6754, serial number (S/N) AFG01003, fixed-pitch propeller. A review of the maintenance logbooks revealed that the annual inspection was completed on August 19, 2014, at an airframe total time of 1,344 hours. The airplane's weight and balance during the accident flight, was calculated to be within prescribed weight and center of gravity limitations.
The airplane's Pilots Operating Handbook (POH) states that the stall speed is 41 knots indicated airspeed with the flaps up and power at idle, and 37 knots indicated airspeed with the flaps full. The engine's normal operating range is listed as 2,000 rpm to 2,750 rpm. During stalls and power on stalls, the POH recommends a slow deceleration. The power-on stall recovery should be initiated by simultaneously lowering the nose while reducing power, after which normal power-off stall recovery techniques should be accomplished. A caution is listed on intentional power-on stalls that states the pitch should be limited to 30 degrees nose up attitude, because exceeding 30 degrees requires high power and accelerated stall entry, which may result in pilot disorientation.
The POH has a warning that recommends spin procedures be memorized to ensure prompt and proper recovery techniques are used in the event that an inadvertent spin is encountered. The POH lists recovery procedures to accomplish should an inadvertent spin occur. The first step is to immediately retard the throttle to the idle position. The next step is to place the ailerons in the neutral position. The procedures then state to apply and hold full rudder opposite to the direction of rotation. Subsequently, just after the rudder reaches the stop, move the control briskly forward far enough to break the stall. These control inputs are to be held until the rotation stops, and then a recovery from the dive can be accomplished.
METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION
A review of recorded data from TRM, Palm Springs, California, automated weather observation station, located about 19 miles northeast from the accident site, revealed at 0752 conditions were wind from 320 degrees at 11 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, clear sky, temperature 27 degree Celsius, dew point 16 degrees Celsius, and an altimeter setting of 29.75 inches of mercury.
WRECKAGE AND IMPACT INFORMATION
Examination of the accident site by the NTSB, investigator-in-charge, revealed that all the major components of the airplane were contained within the main wreckage site. The airplane impacted into the side of elevated terrain about 596 feet and left no debris trail, with the exception of the nose gear strut and tire that was located about 20 feet below the airplane wreckage.
The airplane came to rest inverted on a heading of about 255 degrees magnetic. Examination of the airframe revealed that both wings were partially attached to the fuselage. The left wing was bent downward about 45 degrees and the right wing sustained compression damage. The fuselage was bent at several locations and the bottom of the cabin was bent inward. The empennage section's vertical stabilizer upper portion was damaged but the horizontal stabilizers were intact. Flight control continuity could not be established on site, due to the precarious position of the airplane on the terrain. All flight control surfaces remained attached at all their respective attachment points, with the exception of the right aileron, which had sustained damage and was attached only by its outer most attachment point. The flaps were observed to be up. The stabilizer trim was observed to be about ½ inch down from the neutral position.
The examination of the airplane at the accident site revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
The wreckage was recovered to a secure location for further examination.
MEDICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL INFORMATION
The County of San Diego, Office of the Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy on the pilot on September 21, 2014. The medical examiner determined that the cause of death was "multiple blunt force injuries."
The FAA's Civil Aeromedical Institute (CAMI) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, performed toxicology tests on the pilot. According to CAMI's report, cyanide, volatiles, and drugs were tested, and had negative findings with the exception of Salicylate detected in the urine. Salicylate is a major ingredient in aspirin and other pain-relieving medications and is also found in many fruits and vegetables.
TESTS AND RESEARCH
Further examination of the airframe and engine revealed that the left wing was bent downward about 45 degrees from the fuselage and the right wing sustained compression damage. In the empennage section, the top portions of the vertical stabilizer and rudder were damaged. Flight control continuity was established with the cockpit controls.
Examination of the engine revealed that it remained partially attached to the airframe by the engine mounts. The engine accessories remained attached to the engine via their respective mounts. All rocker covers were removed and the cylinder overhead areas were lubricated and unremarkable. The crankshaft was rotated by hand utilizing the propeller and rotational continuity was established throughout the engine and valve train. During crankshaft rotation thumb compression and suction were attained on all cylinders. A borescope inspection of the cylinders revealed evidence of normal operational conditions.
The left magneto and right magneto were removed and a spark was produced at all the respective leads during hand rotation. The sparkplugs were removed and all sparkplug electrodes exhibited normal wear signatures when compared to the Champion Check-A-Plug comparison chart.
The carburetor was removed and disassembled for examination. The inlet filter was free from any obstructions and no anomalies were noted with the internal components.
The two-bladed propeller remained attached to the crankshaft flange. The blades were attached, with one blade fractured and the other blade cracked, both about at mid-span. The spinner remained attached to the propeller. Impact marks and abrasions were observed on the spinner.
The examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
NTSB Identification: WPR14FA381
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, September 19, 2014 in Borrego Springs, CA
Aircraft: CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO 162, registration: N3037H
Injuries: 1 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators either traveled in support of this investigation or conducted a significant amount of investigative work without any travel, and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On September 19, 2014, about 1130 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 162, light sport airplane, N3037H, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain about 6 miles east of the Borrego Valley Airport (L08) Borrego Springs, California. The airplane was registered to Jacksonair Services LLC and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. Visual (VMC) meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The local personal flight departed Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport, Palm Springs, California about 0930.
Examination of the accident site by the National Transportation Safety Board, investigator in charge, revealed that all the major components of the airplane were contained within 15 feet of the main wreckage site.
The airplane was recovered to a secure facility for further examination.
Max J. Mizejewski IIIUPDATE: 9/20 @ 4:30 P.M.- After an extensive search a wrecked plane suspect of belonging to Max J. Mizejewski was located in the Anza Borrego State Park, in a desolate area referred to as “Borrego Badlands.”
Ground crews located the plane lying upside down and a body of a deceased male next to the wreckage.
The FAA. and NTSB will be responding to the crash site to investigate the crash.
(VVNG.com)- The public is asked for assistance in locating a missing male pilot described as being in his early 70’s, that was expected to make a round-trip from Thermal around 7:30 a.m., on Friday. He was reported missing to officials at 11:00 a.m. Family of the missing man reached out through social media for assistance in locating him. The planned trip for this experienced pilot, was only expected to last 2 hours, but several hours later no one had seen or heard from him.
Max j. Mizejewski III, a current resident of Rancho Santa Margarita was a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam war, according to family. Mizejewski was flying his Cessna 162 two-seater plane, with his last known coordinates being Borrego Springs in San Diego County. Although he had almost died in a helicopter crash many years ago, he recently started flying again.
The Federal Aviation Administration, United States Air Force, the Forest Service, County Sheriffs and the Civil Air Patrol are all assisting in the search. The family is asking for the help of the public to report anything that may help lead them to their loved ones’ whereabouts. If you have any information you are urged to contact the Borrego Springs, San Diego County Sheriffs Department at: (760) 767-5656.
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SAN DIEGO - A pilot was found dead outside his crashed plane Saturday in the badlands of Anza Borrego State Park, a sheriff's sergeant said.
The plane, reported missing Friday, was spotted by a Civil Air Patrol aircraft about 7:10 a.m. Saturday in an area known as the "Borrego Badlands," Sgt. Brian Jenkins said.
The airplane appeared to have crashed and was upside down, according to the sheriff's department. The search plane guided a ground search crew via radio to the downed plane.
"One member of the ground search crew located a deceased adult male near the wreckage," Jenkins said.
Investigators with the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office took charge of the body, Jenkins said.
A woman on Facebook who says she is a member of the pilot's family identified the missing pilot to KABC-TV in Los Angeles as Max J. Mizejewski III.
The Federal Aviation Administration was notified, and the National Transportation Safety Board was expected to start an investigation Sunday.
According to The Desert Sun in Palm Springs, the plane was a Cessna 162 Skycatcher that left Cochran Regional Airport in Thermal Friday morning.
A plane that had been missing since departing Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport at 7:30 a.m. Friday crashed in a remote area of Anza Borrego State Park, San Diego County Sheriff's officials said Saturday.
A deceased man was located near the wreckage.
The Civil Air Patrol's California Wing, which had been helping the sheriff's department search for the overdue plane - a Cessna 162 Skycatcher, which contained only the pilot - located the aircraft Saturday morning.
According incident commander Capt. Shane Terpstra, the aircraft did not return from a round-trip flight to the Borrego Springs area in northeast San Diego County, according to a Civil Air Patrol news release.
Late Friday, a Civil Air Patrol search and rescue crew flew a route search between airports in Thermal and Borrego Springs listening for any signals from the Skycatcher's emergency locator beacon.
At first light Saturday, two fixed-wing aircraft and one ground search crew from the Civil Air Patrol began to search the area of the Anza Borrego Desert for the missing airplane, according to a news release issued by the sheriff's department.
One of the Civil Air Patrol aircraft located the missing airplane in a remote, desolate area of Anza Borrego State Park known as the "Borrego Badlands." The airplane appeared to have crashed and was lying upside down.
The Civil Air Patrol aircraft guided the ground search crew into the area of the crash via radio. One member of the ground crew localed a deceased adult male nearby.
Deputies from the Sheriff's Rural Division and the Sheriff's Search and Rescue were able to drive within about a half-mile of the crash site. They hiked into the area to secure the site and later escorted personnel from the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office into the area to conduct their investigation.
The body was taken to the Medical Examiner's Office for examination and determination of the cause of death.
The man's name will not be released until next of kin are notified.
The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board will be at the crash site on Sunday to conduct their investigation.
According incident commander Capt. Shane Terpstra, the aircraft did not return from a round-trip flight to the Borrego Springs area in northeast San Diego County, according to a Civil Air Patrol news release.
Late Friday, a Civil Air Patrol search and rescue crew flew a route search between airports in Thermal and Borrego Springs listening for any signals from the Skycatcher's emergency locator beacon. Joined by an additional Civil Air Patrol aircrew and a search and rescue ground crew, the search resumed early Saturday morning.
- Source: http://www.desertsun.com
THERMAL, Calif. - California's Civil Air Patrol is looking for a plane that took off from Thermal, officials from the group say.
They were ordered out Friday evening to assist San Diego County Sheriff's Department in a search for an overdue aircraft.
According to incident commander, Capt. Shane Terpstra, the aircraft took off from Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport on Friday morning and did not return from a round-trip flight to the Borrego Springs area in northeast San Diego County.
The aircraft involved is a single-engine Cessna 162 Skycatcher. The aircraft is configured with two seats, though only the pilot is believed to be on board.
CAP says the crew is flying a route search between the airports in Thermal and Borrego Springs and will be listening for any signals from the Skycatcher's emergency locator beacon (ELT).
Public information officer Maj. Crystal Housman says this is the second aircraft search that Civil Air Patrol's California Wing has been involved in this week. On Tuesday morning, a CAP aircrew located a crashed Piper PA 28 and is credited with saving the pilot, who was stranded overnight in a southern area of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
Stay with KESQ and CBS Local 2 as we update this story.
ANZA-BORREGO — A small plane that had been missing overnight was located Saturday in the Anza-Borrego Desert where it crashed, and a man’s body was found near the wreckage, Sheriff’s Department officials said.
The plane, a single-engine Cessna C162 Skycatcher, was reported missing Friday and was found shortly after 7 a.m. the next morning.
The aircraft was lying upside down in a remote area of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park commonly referred to as the “Borrego Badlands.”
Sheriff’s deputies drove to within a half-mile of the crash site and then hiked the rest of the way. A helicopter was used to recover the body so that it could be transported to the county Medical Examiner’s Office. The man’s identity has not yet been released pending notification of relatives.
Sheriff’s Sgt. Brian Jenkins said deputies were en route to search the area Saturday morning when Civil Air Patrol planes found the missing aircraft.
A ground search crew was guided to the crash site via radio. The Cessna left Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport in Imperial County on Friday morning, according to the Civil Air Patrol.
The two-seat plane was bound on a round-trip flight to the Borrego Springs area. Only the pilot is believed to have been on board.
- Source: http://www.utsandiego.com
A man was killed Saturday morning after a small airplane crashed in a remote area of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park east of San Diego County, officials confirmed. According to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, a two fixed-wing aircraft was reported missing in the area Friday.
At first light on Saturday, a ground search crew and aircraft crew from the Civil Air Patrol began scouring the Anza Borrego Desert for the missing plane.
Officials said the crews discovered the wreckage of the aircraft lying upside down in a desolate area commonly known as the “Borrego Badlands.” When searchers hiked into the crash site, they found a man dead near the wreckage. The victim’s body was later recovered by sheriff’s deputies.
The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s office will now determine the cause of death and notify the man’s family. Until then, his name is being withheld by officials. The sheriff’s department said the crash site has been secured.
Officials from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board are expected to visit the area tomorrow to begin their investigation. No further details were immediately released. The Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is located approximately 85 miles east of San Diego.
- Source: http://www.nbcsandiego.com
SAN DIEGO - A small plane that had been reported missing Friday evening has been found.
According to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, two aircraft and one ground crew with the Civil Air Patrol started searching for the missing plane early Saturday.
One of the Civil Air Patrol aircraft spotted the plane at about 7:15 a.m. Saturday near in a remote area of the Anza Borrego State Park. The airplane appeared to have crashed and was upside down. The area it was located in is commonly referred to as the "Borrego Badlands" and is very desolate.
The aircraft guided the ground search crew to the area of the crash via radio. One search crew member found a man's body near the wreckage.
The body was transported to the Medical Examiner's Office, who will determine the cause of death and notify the next of kin.
The FAA and the NTSB were notified and will be responding to the crash site Sunday to conduct their investigation.
It is unclear where the plane originated. Only one person is believed to be on board. The pilot was supposed to land in San Diego but disappeared from the radar in Borrego on Friday morning.
- Source: http://www.10news.com
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