# Accident 20060204001939A: Cessna 182, Phoenix, AZ, February 4, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2006
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1500° N, 111.7167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1500&lon=-111.7167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5421B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5421B-2007-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060204001939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN STATED THAT DURING APPROACH TO LAND HE ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY, FORCING HIM TO LAND SOONER THAN ANTICIPATED. AS A RESULT, THE NOSEWHEEL HIT A POTHOLE AND COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED SLIGHTLY LEFT OF CENTER AND REMAINED ON RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED ALL BUT ENDS OF WINGS AND TAIL.

## 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 LAX06CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA102), Feb 4, 2006: Cessna 182 (N5421B), Black Canyon, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's encounter with downdraft at low altitude on short final approach to land.

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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