What happened
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(-23) On August 4, 2001, at approximately 1244 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182H, N8549S was substantially damaged during an emergency landing shortly after takeoff from pub. The pilot received minor injuries and the one passenger was seriously injured. The flight was a personal flight being conducted under 14 CFR part 91, under visual meteorological conditions. According to the pilot, the engine RPM dropped to 2200 and the engine began to run rough. The pilot, after realizing that the aircraft would not be able to return to the airport, initialized an emergency landing off the airport. Upon impact the aircraft flipped inverted. At the time of this report, the cause of power failure has not been determined.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 4, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1244 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182H, N8549S WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM PUB. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE ONE PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS A PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED TO 2200 AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THE PILOT, AFTER REALIZING THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, INITIALIZED AN EMERGENCY LANDING OFF THE AIRPORT. UPON IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, THE CAUSE OF POWER FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.
NTSB investigation
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