# Accident 20010804028929A: Cessna 182H, Pueblo, CO, August 4, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2001, 12:44 local time
- Place: Pueblo, CO
- Airport: Pueblo Memorial Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2907° N, 104.5408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2907&lon=-104.5408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8549S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8549S-2004-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010804028929A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN01LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA138), Aug 4, 2001: Cessna 182H (N8549S), Pueblo, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper fuel selector position. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N8549S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870512019289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870512019289I), May 12, 1987: Cessna 182H (N8549S), Clayton, NM. The aircraft veered off the side of the runway during landing. Student pilot to receive additional training.

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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