Friday, August 19, 2022

Cessna 182 Skylane, N6241A: Accident occurred August 19, 2022 in Orlando, Orange County, Florida

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. 

Investigator In Charge (IIC): Spencer, Lynn

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.

Additional Participating Entity:
Donald Andrews; Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Orlando, Florida

Aerial Messages Leasing Company


Location: Orlando, Florida  
Accident Number: ERA22LA381
Date and Time: August 19, 2022, 15:50 Local 
Registration: N6241A
Aircraft: Cessna 182
Injuries: 1 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Flight test

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Cessna
Registration: N6241A
Model/Series: 182
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: ORL, 112 ft msl
Observation Time: 15:53 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 5 Nautical Miles 
Temperature/Dew Point: 36°C /23°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Scattered / 5000 ft AGL
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 4 knots / , 210°
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 29.98 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Departure Point: Orlando, FL (ORL)
Destination: Orlando, FL

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries:
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 None 
Latitude, Longitude: 28.598188,-81.265833 (est)



ORLANDO, Florida - When pilot Remy Colin took-off from Orlando Executive Airport last Friday, he says had no idea he would be crash-landing on an Orlando-area street.

Colin was behind the controls that day. He says he had just taken off for a test flight from Orlando Executive Airport, as part of a regular maintenance check. But the experienced pilot says he didn't realize how little fuel he had. "It's crazy 'cause I visually checked that fuel, that day. I knew it was low but still made the conscious decision to go, and just one little thing led to a bigger thing," he said.

The Cessna 182 Skylane was in flight for about five minutes before it crash-landed, according to FlightAware, which records flight data. Colin was the only one aboard, and emergency officials say no one on the ground was hurt. "As I was making my decision, there was a red light, a hundred cars on one side, a hundred cars on the other. The side against traffic gave me about 150 feet of a place to land, so I based my calculations on that, I went for it," Colin said.

Colin ended up with a cut on his head and some bruises, but now he's back in the skies with his aviation business. He's been flying for more than 15 years and says it's the only place he wants to be. "Things happen. We have a great relationship with the FAA. The FAA came, the inspection, the insurance, my paperwork was all in accordance. They know I'm a qualified pilot."

We've reached out to the National Transportation Safety Board for the latest updates on the crash investigation.




ORANGE COUNTY, Florida – A plane made an emergency landing on the road in Orange County, just west of the campus of the University of Central Florida, according to Orange County Fire Rescue.

The plane came down in the area of University Boulevard and N. Econlockhatchee Trail.

Firefighters said no one was injured, but there is debris in the roadway. Drivers are being advised to avoid the area.

A search of the plane’s tail number shows that the plane, a 1956 Cessna 182, is owned by Aerial Messages Leasing Co. in Longwood.

The president of the company, Remy Colin, told News 6 the plane was on a maintenance flight at the time of the hard landing but did not say what may have forced the plane down. Colin also said he was in the plane at the time of the crash.

Investigators said there was no one other than the pilot in the plane when it went down.

Investigators have not said what caused the plane to initiate an emergency landing.

The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are now investigating what brought the plane down.

Beechcraft A36 Bonanza, N26BR: Incident occurred August 18, 2022 near Huntsville Executive Airport (KMDQ), Madison County, Alabama

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Alabama and NW Florida

Aircraft made a forced landing in a field for unknown reasons.  

Stender Aviation B LLC


Date: 18-AUG-22
Time: 20:55:00Z
Regis#: N26BR
Aircraft Make: BEECH
Aircraft Model: A36
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)
Operation: 91
City: HUNTSVILLE
State: ALABAMA





MERIDIANVILLE, Alabama (WAFF) - Around 3:30 p.m. on Thursday a small plane went down just short of the runway at Huntsville Executive Airport.

According to a witness on the scene, the plane was a Beechcraft A36 Bonanza. The witness says that the pilot was the only person in the plane and believes that engine failure led to the emergency landing.

A Meridianville Volunteer Fire Department spokesperson says there were no injuries, no fire and no hazards or dangers to anyone else.

The scene has since been cleared.

Cessna 180, N6577A: Accident occurred August 12, 2022 in Sutton, Alaska

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Anchorage, Alaska

Aircraft experienced engine issues and landed near Moose Creek.  


Date: 12-AUG-22
Time: 23:33:00Z
Regis#: N6577A
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 180
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)
Operation: 91
City: SUTTON
State: ALASKA

American Champion 8KCAB Decathlon, N161SA and Diamond DA42 Twin Star, N417TS

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Long Beach, California 

August 06, 2022:  Aircraft while taxiing collided with Diamond DA42 Twin Star, N417TS, at John Wayne Orange County Airport (KSNA), Santa Ana, California.

Sunrise Aviation Company Inc

Date: 06-AUG-22
Time: 20:22:00Z
Regis#: N161SA
Aircraft Make: AMERICAN CHAMPION
Aircraft Model: 8KCAB
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: UNKNOWN
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: TAXI (TXI)
Operation: 91
City: SANTA ANA
State: CALIFORNIA

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Long Beach, California

August 06, 2022:  Aircraft was taxiing and collided with American Champion 8KCAB Decathlon, N161SA at John Wayne Orange County Airport (KSNA), Santa Ana, California.

Nymoon LLC

Date: 06-JUL-22
Time: 20:22:00Z
Regis#: N417TS
Aircraft Make: DIAMOND
Aircraft Model: DA42
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: UNKNOWN
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: TAXI (TXI)
Operation: 91
City: SANTA ANA
State: CALIFORNIA

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Long Beach, California
   
February 14, 2016:  Aircraft on landing ground looped and gear collapsed. 

Sunrise Aviation Company Inc 

Date:  14-FEB-16
Time:  19:30:00Z
Regis#:  N161SA
Aircraft Make:  CHAMPION
Aircraft Model:  8KCAB
Event Type:  Accident
Highest Injury:  None
Damage:  Substantial
Flight Phase:  LANDING (LDG)
City:  COSTA MESA
State:  California

Butterfly Banty, N995GS: Accident occurred August 18, 2022 at Camarillo Airport (KCMA), Ventura County, California

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Van Nuys, California

Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances and came to rest on top of hangar.  


Date: 18-AUG-22
Time: 20:40:00Z
Regis#: N995GS
Aircraft Make: EXPERIMENTAL
Aircraft Model: BANTY
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: UNKNOWN
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
Operation: 91
City: CAMARILLO
State: CALIFORNIA







CAMARILLO — A pilot was critically injured in a experimental amateur-built aircraft crash at the Camarillo Airport Thursday afternoon.

Ventura County Fire and Sheriff's personnel, along with ambulance crews, responded around 1:45 p.m. 

The aircraft crashed into a structure at the edge of the airfield, said Andy VanSciver, a spokesman for the fire department.

Firefighters extricated the pilot from the wreckage. He was flown by the county's Copter 6 to Ventura County Medical Center in critical condition.

Dave Nafie, deputy director of the Ventura County Airports Department, said the aircraft "failed to fly as intended" and landed on top of some ultralight hangars.

The crash didn't affect airport operations, he said, and there was no interruption in flight activity.

At the scene, the mangled aircraft could be seen suspended upside-down atop the row of small hangars in the 900 block of Aviation Drive, at the west end of the airport, while emergency personnel worked nearby. The craft's yellow wings drooped toward the ground.

Sheriff's Capt. Trina Newman confirmed the pilot was male, but no other details were immediately available about the pilot or the circumstances of the crash.

Beech F33A Bonanza, N17747: Accident occurred August 18, 2022 near Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (KBTR), Louisiana

National Transportation Safety Board - Accident Number: CEN22LA391

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Aircraft experienced engine issues, declared mayday and crashed into the canal short of the runway.  


Date: 18-AUG-22
Time: 13:44:00Z
Regis#: N17747
Aircraft Make: BEECH
Aircraft Model: F33
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: APPROACH (APR)
Operation: 91
City: BATON ROUGE
State: LOUISIANA










Baton Rouge Fire Department -

The Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to a small plane crash just outside the Baton Rouge airport earlier this morning. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident.

The BRFD regularly trains with the Baton Rouge Airport's ARFF (aircraft rescue and firefighting) unit and other surrounding departments to prepare for incidents like this. We are glad that our training and collaboration with other agencies was able to help ensure a successful response to this incident.

Through partnerships such as these, we can provide the best possible service to the Baton Rouge community. We are grateful for the support of our partners and will continue to work together to keep our city safe.

We would like to thank The Brownfield Fire Department, Baton Rouge EMS, Baton Rouge Police Department, The Baton Rouge Constable's Office, East Baton Rouge Sheriffs Office, BR Airport ARFF, and other agencies for their support and help during this incident.

Piper PA-28-180, N7695W: Accident occurred August 10, 2022 in Allentown, Pennsylvania

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Allentown, Pennsylvania

Aircraft landed and veered off runway striking the visual approach slope indicator lights. 


Date: 10-AUG-22
Time: 23:23:00Z
Regis#: N7695W
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA28
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: ALLENTOWN
State: PENNSYLVANIA

Cessna 195 Businessliner, N1097D: Accident occurred August 18, 2022 in El Cajon, San Diego County, California

National Transportation Safety Board - Accident Number: WPR22LA308

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; San Diego, California 

Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances on an interstate.

https://registry.faa.gov/N1097D

Date: 18-AUG-22
Time: 17:35:00Z
Regis#: N1097D
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 195
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: UNKNOWN
Aircraft Missing: No
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)
Operation: 91
City: SAN DIEGO
State: CALIFORNIA




Heartland Fire & Rescue -  

At approximately 10:38 this morning, a single-engine aircraft crashed in El Cajon on Greenfield Ave. 

Fire units from Heartland, Santee, and San Miguel along with El Cajon PD and CHP, responded to this incident. 

The plane came down between the eastbound and westbound lanes of the I-8 freeway. 

The pilot managed to get out of the aircraft but did sustain injuries, so was transported to the trauma unit at Sharp Memorial Hospital for further evaluation and treatment. 

The pilot was alone in the aircraft, and no other injuries were reported for this incident.












SAN DIEGO COUNTY, California — A pilot was seriously injured but able to walk away from the wreckage of a light plane that crashed Thursday onto a city street in eastern San Diego County.

The Cessna 195 Businessliner went down shortly after 10:30 a.m. between two bridges separating the eastbound and westbound lanes of Interstate 8 over Greenfield Drive in El Cajon, Heartland Fire & Rescue spokesman Andy McKellar said.

When it hit the street, the aircraft struck an eastbound Hyundai Santa Fe, leaving the compact SUV with "moderately serious" damage, according to the California Highway Patrol. 

Carrie Zub of Alpine, was behind the wheel. Her dog, Finley, was in the back seat.

"I was just coming to the freeway all of a sudden, I didn't know what it was, but a plane hit my front of my car and went and crashed," said Zub.

"I just immediately was like 'Oh my God,' and pulled to the right and stopped," she said. "Just so grateful I'm okay."

The plane, however, wound up "pretty-well banged up," with its nose bent around to the extent that the propeller was essentially facing backward, McKellar said.

The 65-year-old pilot, a San Diego resident and sole occupant of the Cessna 195 Businessliner, was conscious and alert after the crash. Paramedics took him to Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego for treatment of significant but apparently non-life-threatening trauma, CHP public-affairs Officer Travis Garrow said.

Neighbor Alfonso Arana captured video of the plane before it went down. 

"We see this plane coming in really low, we go 'God he's really really low!'" said Arana.  "Then we see him go to an angle and we see him clip a car, and then hit into the bridge. Pretty insane, right?"

Neighbor Johnny Pagano didn't see the crash, but he heard it.

"It sounded more like a trailer or like a car accident," he said. "It didn't sound like a plane crash, it wasn't that loud." 

"There were two guys helping [the pilot] he was on the floor," said Pagano. "He looked pretty banged up, no blood or anything on his body, but his face was pretty bad."

No other injuries were reported.

The cause of the crash, which forced a closure of the 1700 block of Greenfield Drive, was not immediately clear.

"We know that (the pilot) was in contact with Gillespie Field (airport) prior to the incident," McKellar said.

The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board will seek to determine the cause of the crash, according to an FAA statement.

Intoxication was not believed to have been a factor in the accident, Garrow said.