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FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · Tubacity, AZ · February 10, 2003

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Date
February 10, 2003 · 14:30 local
Place
Tubacity, AZ
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5029D
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX03LA087
Reported as
Cessna 182A
N5029DRegistered now · Cessna 182AS/N 51129Airframe modelCessna 182A

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft made a forced landing north of tuba city, Arizona. Pilot states that during cruise flight at about 9500 feet, the aircraft lost power, she did not feel any sort of vibration from engine, stating engine seemed to be at idle power. Pilot immediately applied carb heat and manipulated engine controls to try and regain power and circled to land. Pilot located a dirt road and attempted a forced/emergency landing. The aircraft landed missing the dirt road by about 50 yards and approximately 80 degrees perpendicular to the road. Upon initial impact the nose gear was sheared off and the aircraft slid sideways approximately 50 feet and came to a stop resting on its nose. Substantial damage was done to the right wing forward and aft spars when the right wing slapped the ground after aircraft came to a sudden stop. Preliminary investigation shows flaps were retracted, aircraft appeared to have sufficient fuel, fuel selector was found selected off, and all engine controls were intact and appeared to move smoothly.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING NORTH OF TUBA CITY, ARIZONA. PILOT STATES THAT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT ABOUT 9500 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER, SHE DID NOT FEEL ANY SORT OF VIBRATION FROM ENGINE, STATING ENGINE SEEMED TO BE AT IDLE POWER. PILOT IMMEDIATELY APPLIED CARB HEAT AND MANIPULATED ENGINE CONTROLS TO TRY AND REGAIN POWER AND CIRCLED TO LAND. PILOT LOCATED A DIRT ROAD AND ATTEMPTED A FORCED/EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED MISSING THE DIRT ROAD BY ABOUT 50 YARDS AND APPROXIMATELY 80 DEGREES PERPENDICULAR TO THE ROAD. UPON INITIAL IMPACT THE NOSE GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID SIDEWAYS APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AND CAME TO A STOP RESTING ON ITS NOSE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE RIGHT WING FORWARD AND AFT SPARS WHEN THE RIGHT WING SLAPPED THE GROUND AFTER AIRCRAFT CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION SHOWS FLAPS WERE RETRACTED, AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE SUFFICIENT FUEL, FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND SELECTED OFF, AND ALL ENGINE CONTROLS WERE INTACT AND APPEARED TO MOVE SMOOTHLY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX03LA087Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportThe Gap, AZA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Feb 10, 2003 · Substantial damage