# Accident 20040307003209A: Cessna 182P, Hanksville, UT, March 7, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2004, 12:40 local time
- Place: Hanksville, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9797° N, 111.2519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9797&lon=-111.2519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29821, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-470 series (registry code 17044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 193 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040307003209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TWO FLIGHT HOURS THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. PILOT CHECKED MAGNETOS, FUEL TANK SELECTOR, MIXTURE, PROPELLER AND ADJUSTED THROTTLE. NOTHING WORKED SO PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD. JUST BEFORE TOUCH DOWN, THE PILOT NOTED THE ROAD WAS NARROWER AND SOFTER THAN THOUGHT. THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED WITH 20 DEGREES FLAPS MAKING THE NOSE ANGLE HIGH AND REDUCING FORWARD VISIBILITY AND A LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET TO THE LEFT CONTACTING A SOFT DIRT BERM ON THE EDGE OF THE ROAD WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SEVERELY SWERVED TO THE LEFT BREAKING OFF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ON THE BERM AND FLIPPING INVERTED.

## 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 DEN04LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA049), Mar 7, 2004: Cessna 182P (N29821), Hanksville, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain to conduct a precautionary landing. Factors contributing to the accident was the soft, dirt road.

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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