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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182T · Delta, CO · May 2, 2013

Date
May 2, 2013 · 11:25 local
Place
Delta, CO
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2012Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN13LA258
Reported as
Cessna 182T
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
182 total33 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The pilot was unable to maintain sufficient altitude due to a loss of engine power. The pilot conducted a forced landing on highway 50, approximately 3 statute miles southwest of kajz.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE DUE TO A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT CONDUCTED A FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY 50, APPROXIMATELY 3 STATUTE MILES SOUTHWEST OF KAJZ.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.