# Accident 20001010015849A: Cessna R182, Grants, NM, October 10, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: October 10, 2000, 19:25 local time - Place: Grants, NM - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Normal Cruise - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: CMIA - Location: 35.1494° N, 107.8293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1494&lon=-107.8293&mi=10 - Aircraft: N182BG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N182BG-2002-04-29) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA R182 - Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5 - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 1 - Pilot flight hours: 1,515 total, 300 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01FA003) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001010015849A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) 135 OPERATOR, DURANGO FLYING SERVICE, CE-R182, DEPARTED DURANGO, CO. UNDER IFR CONDITIONS, VFR FLIGHT PLAN TO ALBUQUERQUE, NM, WITH TWO STOPS ENROUTE, FARMINGTON, NM AND GALLUP, NM. FLIGHT DEPARTED GALLUP, NM FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM. CONDITIONS IFR, FLIGHT PLAN VFR, COLLIDED WITH MT. TAYLOR AT APPROX. 10,700 FT. CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION. (.4) HISTORY OF FLIGHT: ON OCTOBER 10, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 1925 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA R-182, N182BG, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITHTERRAIN NEAR GRANTS, NEW MEXICO. THE INSTRUMENT RATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRPLANE, WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY DURANGO AIR SERVICES, INC., DURANGO, COLORADO, AS A NON-SCHEDULED DOMESTIC CARGO FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 135. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) PREVAILED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED FROM GALLUP, NEW MEXICO, APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) ALBUQUERQUE AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER (ARTCC) RADAR, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED DURANGO, COLORADO, AT 0420 ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED, IN A JOURNAL FOUND IN THE AIRPLANE, THAT HE HAD FILED AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN FOR ALBUQUERQUE, AND TERMINATED THE FLIGHT BY FLYING AN INSTRUMENT-LANDING-SYSTEM (ILS) APPROACH TO A FULL STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 0530. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED ALBUQUERQUE FOR FARMINGTON AT 1205, ARRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 1305. THE PILOT THEN FLEW TO DURANGO TO HAVE THE ENGINE OIL CHANGED AND TO REFUEL. THE PILOT FURTHER REPORTED IN THE JOURNAL THAT HE WAS FLYING ON A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN, BUT DOCUMENTED THAT BAD WEATHER HAD FORCED HIM TO FLY IN AND OUT OF INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). HE STATED THAT THERE WERE "LOW CLOUDS, RAIN, AND REDUCED VISIBILITY" ALONG HIS FLIGHT PATH. THE PILOT LEFT DURANGO AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME, AND FLEW TO FARMINGTON, AND THEN TO GALLUP. HE LEFT GALLUP AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 AND CLIMBED TO 9,500 FEET MEAN SEAL LEVEL (MSL) WHERE HE CRUISED FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. RADAR INDICATES THAT AT 1924:07, THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO CLIMB AT 418 FEET PER MINUTE UNTIL THE LAST RADAR RETURN AT 1725:43 (10,400 FEET). AN EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER (ELT) SIGNAL WAS RECEIVED ON MOUNT TAYLOR; A RESCUE TEAM LOCATED THE DOWNED AIRCRAFT THE FOLLOWING DAY. ## 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 DEN01FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01FA003), Oct 11, 2000: Cessna R-182 (N182BG), Grants, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC during cruise. Contributing factors were the dark night light conditions, and the cloudy weather conditions. ## Other reports on N182BG (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19990505036649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990505036649I), May 5, 1999: Cessna R182 (N182BG), Durango, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft hit by sudden gusty crosswind during landing roll causing wing to come up and resulting in prop strike but did not hit wing as previously… - [Incident 19971218041369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971218041369I), Dec 18, 1997: Cessna R182 (N182BG), Durango, CO, Minor damage. Unsafe gear indication during attempted landing. Initiated fly. By appeared down. Collapsed on subsequent attempt. (-23) unsafe gear down indication during… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.