# Accident 20000314009379A: Cessna 182P, Rifle, CO, March 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2000, 06:30 local time
- Place: Rifle, CO
- Airport: Garfield County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5303° N, 107.7708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5303&lon=-107.7708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8236M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8236M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000314009379A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY AT 0630 WITH ENGINE POWER, AND TEMPERATURES INDICATING NORMAL. SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION, AT ABOUT 300-400 FEET, THE ENGINE QUIT.  THE PILOT SET THE ENGINE TO FULL RICH, VERIFIED THE FUEL SELECTOR AND SWITCHED THE BOOST PUMP TO THE "UP" OR HIGH POSITION.  THE ENGINE POWERED UP MOMENTARILY (2 TO 5 SECONDS)AND THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE MEDIUM OF I-70.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN00LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA059), Mar 14, 2000: Cessna 182P (N8236M), Rifle, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was unsuitable terrain on which to make a forced landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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