ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 281078
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| Date: | Thursday 4 August 2022 |
| Time: | 08:58 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182H Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-MGB |
| MSN: | 18256545 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Mount Nicholson, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Franz Josef Airport (WHO/NZFJ) |
| Rangiora Airport (NZRT) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Cessna 182H Skylane crashed on the McCoy Glacier near Mount Nicholson, Canterbury, South Island.
The sole pilot died and the aircraft was destroyed.
The private pilot was flying his aircraft, ZK-MGB, from Franz Josef aerodrome (NZFJ) to Rangiora aerodrome (NZRT) to collect two associates and fly them back to Franz Josef.
The collision with terrain followed what appeared to be a decision by the pilot to turn back to his departure aerodrome. When flying east of Mt Nicholson, ZK-MGB likely encountered an area of very strong downdraughts resulting in a high rate of descent. These downdraughts either exceeded its climb performance and/or possibly forced it into the cloud layer. For either scenario the pilot was unable to avoid terrain.
Ex VH-AAU, P2-PLD, VH-PLD, N8445S
Sources:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300654418/missing-light-plane-found-in-the-southern-alps
https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/08/04/light-plane-reported-missing-in-southern-alps/
https://cdn.planespotters.net/11095/zk-mgb-private-cessna-182h-skylane_PlanespottersNet_211647_a79cbb0f1b_o.jpg (photo)
Accident investigation:
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2022 06:52 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-Aug-2022 07:33 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2022 05:39 | flyernzl | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 07-Aug-2022 07:47 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 13-Aug-2022 05:15 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2022 05:36 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2022 05:38 | RobertMB | Updated [Source] |
| 16-Nov-2022 04:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 18-Sep-2023 18:51 | harro | Updated [Time, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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