# Accident 20000606006139A: Cessna 185B, Moab, UT, June 6, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2000, 08:00 local time
- Place: Moab, UT
- Airport: Mineral Canyon
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5302° N, 109.5497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5302&lon=-109.5497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185RL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185RL-2001-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185B (registry code 2072806, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000606006139A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN00LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA103), Jun 6, 2000: Cessna 185B (N185RL), Moab, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: The fire in the engine compartment for unknown reason.

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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