At 14:22 CST, a Cessna 182P crashed during final approach for landing at Midland International Airport, killing the pilot and his two passengers. The control tower operator said the airplane was cleared to land on runway 22 and the controller made visual contact with the aircraft on short final but then lost sight of the plane. As he searched for the airplane, ground control received a call advising them that the aircraft had crashed. Witnesses told investigators they saw the airplanes wings teeter slightly then the airplane pitched approximately 70 degrees nose down. The aircraft wreckage was located along the extended centerline of runway 22, approximately 473 feet from the threshold of the runway. The weather was clear.
Dec. 26, Midland, Texas / Cessna 182P Skylane
At 14:22 CST, a Cessna 182P crashed during final approach for landing at Midland International Airport, killing the pilot and his two passengers. The control tower operator said the airplane was cleared to land on runway 22 and the controller made visual contact with the aircraft on short final but then lost sight of the plane. As he searched for the airplane, ground control received a call advising them that the aircraft had crashed. Witnesses told investigators they saw the airplanes wings teeter slightly then the airplane pitched approximately 70 degrees nose down. The aircraft wreckage was located along the extended centerline of runway 22, approximately 473 feet from the threshol...
Key Takeaways:
- A Cessna 182P crashed during final approach at Midland International Airport, killing the pilot and his two passengers.
- Air traffic control lost visual contact with the aircraft shortly after clearing it to land on runway 22.
- Witnesses observed the airplane's wings teeter and then pitch approximately 70 degrees nose down, with wreckage found 473 feet from the runway threshold.
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