# Accident 20030612010969A: Cessna 182R, Hobbs, NM, June 12, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2003, 15:20 local time
- Place: Hobbs, NM
- Airport: Industrial Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7794° N, 103.2142° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7794&lon=-103.2142&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6319H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6319H-2006-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 353 total, 147 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03TA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03TA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030612010969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 06-12-2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 15:20 MDT LOCAL TIME, CESSNA 182R N6319H AIRCRAFT, PILOTED BY LEE CAROL KNOELL, HOLDER OF PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 507662992, CRASHED INTO A T-HANGAR SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LAUNCH RAMP AREA AT HOBBS INDUSTRIAL AIRPORT (NM83), HOBBS NM, WHILE AERO-TOWING A GLIDER. THE CESSNA 182R TOW PLANE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF FORWARD AIRSPEED. THE CESSNA AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT AND STALLED CRASHING INT THE T-HANGAR LOCATED AT THE EDGE OF THE LAUNCH RAMP. THE CESSNA 182R RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. AT THE TIME FO THE ACCIDENT THE DENSITY ALTITUDE AT THE AIRPORT WAS CALCULATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 7157. THE GLIDER IN TOW CUT LOOSE FROM THE CESSNA PRIOR TO ITS IMPACT WITH THE BUILDING AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT.

## 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 DEN03TA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03TA102), Jun 12, 2003: Cessna 182R (N6319H), Hobbs, NM, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in a stall.

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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