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FAA accident report · Cessna 172C · Pagosa Springs, CO · January 25, 2006

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Date
January 25, 2006 · 13:35 local
Place
Pagosa Springs, CO
Airport
Stevens Field Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1470Y
Reported as
Cessna 172C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
850 total650 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N1470YRegistration cancelled Aug 27, 2013 · Cessna 172CS/N 17249170 · Built 1962Airframe modelCessna 172CEngine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot departed las vegas NM airport enroute to farmington, NM. As flight progressed weather moved into the farmington area and pilot elected to change destination to Pagosa Springs airport. As pilot approached Pagosa Springs, weather closed in and pilot could not get to the airport. Weather deteriorated and pilot saw no escape VMC from the weather and elected to land on a county road. The road was snow covered and braking was ineffective. Aircraft slid off the road at the end and impacted a tree.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED LAS VEGAS NM AIRPORT ENROUTE TO FARMINGTON, NM. AS FLIGHT PROGRESSED WEATHER MOVED INTO THE FARMINGTON AREA AND PILOT ELECTED TO CHANGE DESTINATION TO PAGOSA SPRINGS AIRPORT. AS PILOT APPROACHED PAGOSA SPRINGS, WEATHER CLOSED IN AND PILOT COULD NOT GET TO THE AIRPORT. WEATHER DETERIORATED AND PILOT SAW NO ESCAPE VMC FROM THE WEATHER AND ELECTED TO LAND ON A COUNTY ROAD. THE ROAD WAS SNOW COVERED AND BRAKING WAS INEFFECTIVE. AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE ROAD AT THE END AND IMPACTED A TREE.