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.