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FAA accident report · Cessna 185B · Moab, UT · June 6, 2000

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Date
June 6, 2000 · 08:00 local
Place
Moab, UT
Airport
Mineral Canyon
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N185RL
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN00LA103
Reported as
Cessna 185B
N185RLRegistration cancelled Feb 14, 2001 · Cessna 185BS/N 1850529Airframe modelCessna 185B

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On Tuesday, June 6, 2000 at approximately 0800 MDT Cessna 185 N185RL, piloted by scott e. chew, holder of FAA pilot certificate #523135832 aborted his takeoff from Mineral Canyon airstrip near Moab, Utah. The aircraft had earlier departed hidden splendor, airstrip nearby and was enroute to longmont, Colorado where the aircraft is based. The piot made a side trip to Mineral Canyon so the pilot could show the airstrip to his passengers. Upon landing at Mineral Canyon, the pilot taxiied back to takeoff and experienced the problem. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was on takeoff, smelled or observed smoke coming from underneath the engine cowling, aborted the takeoff because he could not climb, exhausted the runway length and came to rest in tall grass. The fire consumed the airplane. An airworthiness inspector from the sdl-fsdo went to look at the airplane at the recovery site in phoenis. However, his report is not available at this time. If there are any findings from him they will be included in an amended report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 2000 AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 MDT CESSNA 185 N185RL, PILOTED BY SCOTT E. CHEW, HOLDER OF FAA PILOT CERTIFICATE #523135832 ABORTED HIS TAKEOFF FROM MINERAL CANYON AIRSTRIP NEAR MOAB, UTAH. THE AIRCRAFT HAD EARLIER DEPARTED HIDDEN SPLENDOR, AIRSTRIP NEARBY AND WAS ENROUTE TO LONGMONT, COLORADO WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IS BASED. THE PIOT MADE A SIDE TRIP TO MINERAL CANYON SO THE PILOT COULD SHOW THE AIRSTRIP TO HIS PASSENGERS. UPON LANDING AT MINERAL CANYON, THE PILOT TAXIIED BACK TO TAKEOFF AND EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS ON TAKEOFF, SMELLED OR OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE COWLING, ABORTED THE TAKEOFF BECAUSE HE COULD NOT CLIMB, EXHAUSTED THE RUNWAY LENGTH AND CAME TO REST IN TALL GRASS. THE FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRPLANE. AN AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR FROM THE SDL-FSDO WENT TO LOOK AT THE AIRPLANE AT THE RECOVERY SITE IN PHOENIS. HOWEVER, HIS REPORT IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. IF THERE ARE ANY FINDINGS FROM HIM THEY WILL BE INCLUDED IN AN AMENDED REPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN00LA103Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMoab, UTThe fire in the engine compartment for unknown reason.Jun 6, 2000 · Destroyed