# Accident 20010726020659A: Cessna 182P, Bountiful, UT, July 26, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 26, 2001, 14:00 local time - Place: Bountiful, UT - Airport: Salt Lake Skypark Airport - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Forced Landing - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 40.8900° N, 111.9306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8900&lon=-111.9306&mi=10 - Aircraft: N21042, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21042-2004-12-07) (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 - Reported engine: CONT IO550* - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 716 total, 5 in this make and model - NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA128) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010726020659A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON SHORT FINAL TO BTF RUNWAY 16, ENGINE LOST POWER AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. (.4) ON JULY 26, 2001, APPROX 1400 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 812P, N21042, OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT STRUCK A FENCE AND IMPACTED TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE ON LANDING APPROACH AT BOUNTIFUL, UTAH. THE PRIVATE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND THE PRIVATE PILOT-PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BOUNTIFUL AT APPROX. 1330. THE AIRPLANE HAD UNDERGONE AN ANNUAL INSPECTION TWO DAYS PREVIOUSLY AND AN EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAD BEEN INSTALLED. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO TEST ITS OPERATION. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE EGT WAS GIVING ERRONEOUS READINGS AND THEY DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S ACCIDENT REPORT, HE MADE A 45 DEGREE ENTRY TO THE DOWNWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY 16. THE AIRPLANE WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 5000 FEET MSL (MEAN SEA LEVEL) WHEN THE ENGINE "FAILED." HE TURNED TOWARDS THE RUNWAY BUT DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR A FENCE ON THE AIRPORT'S NORTH BOUNDARY. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE FENCE, SKIDDED ACROSS A ROAD AND A DITCH BEFORE COMING TO A HALT AGAINST ANOTHER FENCE. THE PILOT RATED-PASSENGER, WHO WAS ALSO THE AIRPLANE'S MECHANIC, CORROBORATED WHAT THE PILOT SAID AND SPECULATED THAT THE POWER LOSS WAS DUE TO A VAPOR LOCK. ACCORDING TO WRITTEN STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY A PASSERSBY, FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE AIRPLANE. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE OFF POSITION AND THE HANDLE WAS BROKEN. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO WENT TO THE SCENE, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS TORN OFF, AND THE FIREWALL AND FORWARD SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE WERE BUCKLED. HE NOTED THAT THE INSTALLATION OF THE EGT HAD NOT BEEN ENTERED INTO THE MAINTENANCE LOGBOOK CONTRARY TO REGULATION. THE AIRPLANE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AIR SALVAGE IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA, WHERE THE ENGINE WAS EXAMINED BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED THAT WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED THE DEVELOPMENT OF POWER. ## 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 DEN01LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA128), Jul 26, 2001: Cessna 182P (N21042), Bountiful, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: the loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. A contributing factor was inadequate clearance of an obstacle during the forced landing by the pilot. ## Other reports on N21042 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19910421018899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910421018899I), Apr 21, 1991: Cessna 182P (N21042), Hessel, MI, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing during a pleasure flight. Stated wind had changed direction and become gusty. 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.