# Accident 20060813016489A: Cessna 182A, Boulder City, NV, August 13, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2006, 13:45 local time
- Place: Boulder City, NV
- Airport: Boulder City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9473° N, 114.8611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOULDER CITY MUNI (BVU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9473&lon=-114.8611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6314B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6314B) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060813016489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT TURNED OFF THE RUNWAY TO TAXI TO THE REFUELING AREA. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT A DUST DEVIL ENGULFED THE AIRCRAFT FROM BEHIND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED APPROXIMATELY 15-25 FEET INTO THE AIR AND THEN FLIPPED FORWARD COMING TO REST INVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE THE PILOT SUFFERED A KNEE INJURY AND SOME INTERNAL INJURIES ALTHOUGH HE WAS STILL WEARING HIS SEAT BELT. THE PILOT WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR OBSERVATION FOR ABOUT 24 HOURS. THE WEATHER WAS REPORTED TO BE CLEAR WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 97 DEGREES AND SURFACE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. *ALSO KNOWN AS A WHIRLWIND, DUST DEVILS CAN REPORTEDLY REACH NEAR THE INTENSITY OF AN F0 TORNADO, POSSIBLY CAUSING DAMAGE TO PEOPLE AND PROPERTY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N6314B (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20190511004469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190511004469A), May 11, 2019: Cessna 182A (N6314B), Glade Park, CO, Substantial damage. During taking off from a private unimproved strip (no identifier) 2.5 miles nw of Glade Park Colorado, the aircraft settled and hit several power lines at the…
- [Incident 19860408015389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860408015389I), Apr 8, 1986: Cessna 182A (N6314B), Hanford, CA, Minor damage. While taxiing to hangar, wingtip struck vertical stabilizer of parked N6437V.

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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