At 00:40 CDT, the pilot of a Cessna 182J was killed during an aborted landing attempt into Satanta Municipal Airport. The pilot was instrument rated and IMC prevailed, but the pilot had canceled his IFR flight plan prior to approach into the airport, which is not served by an instrument approach. The pilot crashed into a silo.
June 19, Satana, Kan. / Cessna 182J
At 00:40 CDT, the pilot of a Cessna 182J was killed during an aborted landing attempt into Satanta Municipal Airport. The pilot was instrument rated and IMC prevailed, but the pilot had canceled his IFR flight plan prior to approach into the airport, which is not served by an instrument approach. The pilot crashed into a silo....
Key Takeaways:
- A pilot was killed in a Cessna 182J after an aborted landing attempt at Satanta Municipal Airport, crashing into a silo.
- The instrument-rated pilot had canceled his IFR flight plan before approaching the airport, which lacks an instrument approach, despite prevailing IMC conditions.
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