# Accident 20031031035489A: Cessna 182A, Albuquerque, NM, October 31, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2003, 16:00 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Double Eagle II Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1453° N, 106.7953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1453&lon=-106.7953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5127D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5127D-2006-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 500 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031031035489A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN04LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA018), Oct 31, 2003: Cessna 182A (N5127D), Albuquerque, NM, destroyed. Probable cause: the 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…

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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