# Accident 20010316024239A: Cessna 182E, Boulder City, NV, March 16, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2001, 15:05 local time
- Place: Boulder City, NV
- Airport: Boulder City Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9902° N, 114.8097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9902&lon=-114.8097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9277X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9277X-2002-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010316024239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER DROPPING OFF 3 PARACHUTERS, DESCENDED FRO 8000 FT, ATC VECTORED PILOT TO BOULDER CITY AIRPORT AND RELEASED HIM AT 7500 FT. PILOT PROCEEDED TO APPROACH PATTERN ON A 3 MILE LEFT BASE FOR RUNWAY 27 LEFT. AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AIRPORT, WHEN PILOT REPORTED ENGINE TROUBLE. PILOT REPORTS GOING THROUGH EMERGENCY FLOW CHECK, LEAVING HIS FUEL SELECTOR ON BOTH CHECKING MIXTURES WERE RICH, SCANNING FOR A PLACE TO LAND, TO AVOID THE POWER SUBSTATION AND POWER LINES IN THE AREA, LOCATING A CLEARANCE AND DIRECTED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD IT. PILOT REPORTS TRYING INDIVIDUAL MAGNETOS WITH NO CHANGE IN ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND CONTINUING TO LOSE ALTITUDE. PILOT TOUCHED DOWN IN A DESERT AREA, ROLLED A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF AND ACFT SLID TO A STOP (FLAPS WERE NOT UTILIZED). PILOT PLACED, IGNITION SWITCH, MASTER SWITCH AND FUEL SELECTOR TO OFF AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX01LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA126), Mar 16, 2001: Cessna 182E (N9277X), Boulder City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during landing descent for undetermined reasons.

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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