At approximately 2010 Central time, the airplane impacted terrain about eight miles northeast of the Monroe Regional Airport, Monroe, La. Both occupants, each of whom held a Commercial pilot certificate, received fatal injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The instrument proficiency flight had departed about 30 minutes prior to the accident and was being operated in instrument conditions. After multiple approaches, one pilot had to execute a missed approach due to a failure to maintain a correct approach track. The aircraft was cleared for another instrument approach, but the pilot again had to execute a missed approach. During that missed approach, the controller gave the pilot a radar vector in order to reposition the aircraft to a location where the pilot could initiate an intercept of the localizer. While in a turn toward the assigned heading, both radar and radio contact were lost.
January 11, 2005, Monroe, La. / Cessna 182R
At approximately 2010 Central time, the airplane impacted terrain about eight miles northeast of the Monroe Regional Airport, Monroe, La. Both occupants, each of whom held a Commercial pilot certificate, received fatal injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The instrument proficiency flight had departed about 30 minutes prior to the accident and was being operated in instrument conditions. After multiple approaches, one pilot had to execute a missed approach due to a failure to maintain a correct approach track. The aircraft was cleared for another instrument approach, but the pilot again had to execute a missed approach. During that missed approach, the controller gave the pilot a radar vect...
Key Takeaways:
- An instrument proficiency flight crashed near Monroe, Louisiana, resulting in the fatal injury of both commercial pilots and the destruction of the aircraft.
- The accident occurred during instrument conditions after the flight had experienced multiple unsuccessful approaches and subsequent missed approaches.
- Radar and radio contact with the aircraft were lost while it was executing a turn to an assigned heading during its second missed approach.
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