THE PILOT'S POOR IN FLIGHT DECISION, AND HIS INADVERTENT CONTINUATION OF A VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS INCLUDE LOW CEILINGS, SNOW, FOG, RAIN, AND MOUNTAINOUS/HILLY TERRAIN.
— NTSB Determination
THE PILOT, WHO WAS ATTEMPTING TO FOLLOW THE FREEWAY THROUGH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, WAS FLYING VFR UNDER LOW CEILINGS. AS HE FLEW THROUGH LOOKOUT PASS AT ABOUT 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, HE ENCOUNTERED AN AREA OF FOG, SNOW AND RAIN. AFTER INADVERTENTLY ENTERING THE CLOUDS, THE PILOT CLIMBED IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A RIDGE AT AN ALTITUDE THAT WAS ABOUT 900 FEET HIGHER THAN THE PASS.
THE PILOT, WHO WAS ATTEMPTING TO FOLLOW THE FREEWAY THROUGH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, WAS FLYING VFR UNDER LOW CEILINGS. AS HE FLEW THROUGH LOOKOUT PASS AT ABOUT 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, HE ENCOUNTERED AN AREA OF FOG, SNOW AND RAIN. AFTER INADVERTENTLY ENTERING THE CLOUDS, THE PILOT CLIMBED IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION…
The accident on 1993-09-20 involved a Cessna 180B, registration N985DB, at Mullan, ID.
THE PILOT'S POOR IN FLIGHT DECISION, AND HIS INADVERTENT CONTINUATION OF A VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS INCLUDE LOW CEILINGS, SNOW, FOG, RAIN, AND MOUNTAINOUS/HILLY TERRAIN.
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