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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna TR182 · Tulia, TX · May 26, 2015

Date: May 26, 2015 · 23:37 local
Place: Tulia, TX
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4645T
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15LA243
Reported as: Cessna TR182
Reported engine: Lycoming O-540L3C5D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,337 total7 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N4645TRegistration cancelled Mar 25, 2019 · Cessna TR182S/N R18201722 Airframe modelCessna TR182

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What happened

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

On may 26, 2015, at 2337 CDT, a Cessna 182 bearing registration number N4645T, was enroute at 9,000 feet mean sea level (MSL) from scottsbluff, NE to lubbock, TX. Approximately 70 miles north of lubbock, TX, the engine suddenly lost power and the pilot commenced an emergency landing into a flat wheat field. Before touchdown, the pilot noticed a telephone pole and pointed the nose down to go under the wires. The aircraft touched down before the wires into a wheat field, crossed a highway, and went into another field. The aircraft nose dug into the dirt, and the left wing tip hit the ground, and the aircraft flipped over coming to rest up-side-down. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time, and a IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and the pilot was not injured. No passengers were aboard.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 26, 2015, AT 2337 CDT, A CESSNA 182 BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N4645T, WAS ENROUTE AT 9,000 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL) FROM SCOTTSBLUFF, NE TO LUBBOCK, TX. APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES NORTH OF LUBBOCK, TX, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THE PILOT COMMENCED AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO A FLAT WHEAT FIELD. BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT NOTICED A TELEPHONE POLE AND POINTED THE NOSE DOWN TO GO UNDER THE WIRES. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN BEFORE THE WIRES INTO A WHEAT FIELD, CROSSED A HIGHWAY, AND WENT INTO ANOTHER FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE DUG INTO THE DIRT, AND THE LEFT WING TIP HIT THE GROUND, AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER COMING TO REST UP-SIDE-DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. NO PASSENGERS WERE ABOARD.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN15LA243Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTulia, TXThe partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.May 27, 2015 · Substantial damage