What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 7, 2002, at approximately 1230 hours pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182P, N425Q, was substantially damaged during an off airport landing just after departure from Boulder City, Nevada (61B). There were no injuries to the pilot or the four passengers. The flight was a skydiving operation conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. This was the pilots second attempt at flight after earlier returning from the runup area due to a 300 RPM magneto drop. Another employee was consulted and after a subsequent stop and runup revealed no apparent magneto problems, the pilot secured a new load of skydivers and departed. The aircraft had just departed runway 15 and had climbed to approximately 300 feet when the pilot noticed that the aircraft climb performance was decaying. The pilot stated he was initially able to maintain altitude and made a shallow right turn back toward the runway complex in an attempt to land on runway 09. He states that he declared an emergency and performed the appropriate emergency procedures, including the richening of the mixture control to near full righ with no noticeable improvement. Upon realizing that large electric power line towers would preclude his successful return to the airport, the pilot committed to an emergency landing and selected a landing site approximately one and one-half miles southwest of the airport. The aircraft touched down on relatively flat, scrubby, terrain and appeared to roll normally for approximately 700-800 feet before encountering a four foot drop into a dry wash where it came to rest. The nose gear and right main wheel were sheared off with both items located immediately adjacent to the aircraft hull. The pilot and passengers exited the aircraft. There was no post fire. Inspection of the upper spark plugs at the scene revealed no abnormal condition. Post accident engine run is pending. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 7, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182P, N425Q, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING JUST AFTER DEPARTURE FROM BOULDER CITY, NEVADA (61B). THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE FOUR PASSENGERS. THE FLIGHT WAS A SKYDIVING OPERATION CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THIS WAS THE PILOTS SECOND ATTEMPT AT FLIGHT AFTER EARLIER RETURNING FROM THE RUNUP AREA DUE TO A 300 RPM MAGNETO DROP. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS CONSULTED AND AFTER A SUBSEQUENT STOP AND RUNUP REVEALED NO APPARENT MAGNETO PROBLEMS, THE PILOT SECURED A NEW LOAD OF SKYDIVERS AND DEPARTED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST DEPARTED RUNWAY 15 AND HAD CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT CLIMB PERFORMANCE WAS DECAYING. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS INITIALLY ABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND MADE A SHALLOW RIGHT TURN BACK TOWARD THE RUNWAY COMPLEX IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 09. HE STATES THAT HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PERFORMED THE APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, INCLUDING THE RICHENING OF THE MIXTURE CONTROL TO NEAR FULL RIGH WITH NO NOTICEABLE IMPROVEMENT. UPON REALIZING THAT LARGE ELECTRIC POWER LINE TOWERS WOULD PRECLUDE HIS SUCCESSFUL RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT COMMITTED TO AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND SELECTED A LANDING SITE APPROXIMATELY ONE AND ONE-HALF MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RELATIVELY FLAT, SCRUBBY, TERRAIN AND APPEARED TO ROLL NORMALLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 700-800 FEET BEFORE ENCOUNTERING A FOUR FOOT DROP INTO A DRY WASH WHERE IT CAME TO REST. THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN WHEEL WERE SHEARED OFF WITH BOTH ITEMS LOCATED IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE AIRCRAFT HULL. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO POST FIRE. INSPECTION OF THE UPPER SPARK PLUGS AT THE SCENE REVEALED NO ABNORMAL CONDITION. POST ACCIDENT ENGINE RUN IS PENDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.