# Accident 20130515007219A: Cessna 182P, Carson City, NV, May 15, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2013, 14:20 local time
- Place: Carson City, NV
- Airport: Carson City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1369° N, 119.8672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1369&lon=-119.8672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911HE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911HE-2018-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 19,880 total, 378 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130515007219A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS AT A CLIMB SPEED OF ABOUT 100 MPH.  AT ABOUT 30 SECONDS BEFORE IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT WAS HIT WITH A DOWN DRAFT THAT BASICALLY STOPPED HIS CLIMB.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS HIT BY A SECOND AND A THIRD DOWNDRAFTS AND THE INDICATED AIRSPEED WAS AT 50 MPH.  THE PILOT MANAGED TO GUIDE THE AIRCRAFT BETWEEN SOME LARGE TREES AND THEN IMPACTED IN A RELATIVELY OPEN AREA OF LARGE SAGEBRUSH. JUST BEFORE STOPPING, THE AIRCRAFT SPUN 180 DEGREES.

## 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 WPR13CA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA231), May 15, 2013: Cessna 182P (N911HE), Carson City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control after an encounter with downdrafts while flying over mountainous terrain.

## Other reports on N911HE (1)

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

- [Incident 20070428008779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070428008779I), Apr 28, 2007: Cessna 182P (N911HE), San Carlos, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated, while maneuvering his aircraft into a parking space, he became momentarily distracted causing him to strike a pole supporting a fuel…

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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