20031031035489A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · Albuquerque, NM · October 31, 2003

Date: October 31, 2003 · 16:00 local
Place: Albuquerque, NM
Airport: Double Eagle II Airport
Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5127D
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN04LA018
Reported as: Cessna 182A
Reported engine: Continental O470*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,300 total500 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

N5127DRegistration cancelled Apr 10, 2006 · Cessna 182AS/N 51227 · Built 1958 Airframe modelCessna 182A Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On October 31, 2003 at 1600 MST, a Cessna 182, N5127D, registered to eric m. shelton and donald l. best, sustained a hard landing on a training flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was destroyed by fire, and the certificated flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. The flight originated at Double Eagle II Airport (aeg), Albuquerque, new Mexico on October 31, 2003 at 1520 MDT.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 31, 2003 AT 1600 MST, A CESSNA 182, N5127D, REGISTERED TO ERIC M. SHELTON AND DONALD L. BEST, SUSTAINED A HARD LANDING ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE, AND THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT (AEG), ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO ON OCTOBER 31, 2003 AT 1520 MDT.

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 DEN04LA018Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlbuquerque, NMthe pilot's delayed use of carburetor heat and his inadequate flare resulting in a loss of engine power and a hard landing. Also causal was the inadequate supervision of the flight. Carburetor icing conditions was a contributing factor.Oct 31, 2003 · Destroyed