Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Laurence G Hanscom Field Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Concord, Massachusetts 01742
Saturday, September 27, 2003 11:03 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The pilot of the Cessna 182 initiated an ILS approach in IMC conditions. The airplane passed over the outer marker about 550 feet high, and then entered a descent of 1,200 feet in 40 seconds, after which it entered a left turn. When questioned by the local controller, the pilot reported headings that were consistent with his radar track. The airplane completed over 360 degrees of turn prior to descending into the trees, left wing down, in a steep bank. The pilot's answer to questions from the controller were sometimes delayed and/or incomplete, and when instructed to execute a missed approach, the pilot did not know what heading to fly. Examination of one navigation radio found it set for the ILS frequency. No information was obtained from the other radio due to impact damage. There was no evidence of a mechanical failure or malfunction with the engine or airplane. A witness who initially found the airplane reported a strong smell of fuel at the accident site. An FAA inspector who administered the pilot's last flight review, and instrument competency check 13 months prior to the accident reported the pilot was adequate for his rating, and level of experience, and he was familiar with the airplane. There was no information available after that flight check, and the pilot's recency of experience, and instrument experience was not determined.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control due to spatial disorientation. A factor was the low ceilings.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 9/27/2003 |
| Event Day of the Week | Saturday |
| Time of Event | 1103 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | Concord |
| Event State | MASSACHUSETTS |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 01742 |
| Event Date Year | 2003 |
| Event Date Month | 9 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 422933N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0712109W |
| Event Location Airport | Laurence G Hanscom Field |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | BED |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 3 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 314 |
| Airport Elevation | 133 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1056 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 134 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | BED |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 133 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 3 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 400 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | -- |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Overcast |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 0.75 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 18 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 18 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 90 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 8 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.11 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | 345 |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | 2 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 2 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 15747 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA NEROC |
| NTSB Notification Date | Sep 27 2003 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1250 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jun 30 2004 12:15PM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\MONR |
| Basic weather conditions | Instrument Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | Boston, Massachusetts |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N963LP |
| NTSB Number | NYC03FA205 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Cessna |
| Aircraft Model | 182T |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 18280963 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 3100 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | May 8 2003 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 40 |
| Airframe Hours | 169 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Tarandi Leasing Inc. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 2979 Barley Mill Road |
| Aircraft Owner City | Yorklyn |
| Aircraft Owner State | DE |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 19736 |
| Operator is an individual? | Yes |
| Operator Name | Ravindra F. Shah |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | Oswego |
| Operator State | NY |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 13126 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | FZY |
| Departure City | Fulton |
| Departure State | NY |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 910 |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | BED |
| Destination City | Bedford |
| Destination State | MA |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Approach - final approach fix (FAF)/outer marker to threshold (IFR) |
| Report sent to ICAO? | No |
| Evacuation occurred | No |
| Date of most recent change to record | May 5 2004 12:29PM |
| User who most recently changed record | PEAR |
| Since inspection or accident | Last Inspection |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 11 |
| Runway Length | 7001 |
| Runway Width | 150 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |