# Accident 20150927016959A: Cessna 182G, Carbondale, CO, September 27, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2015, 09:00 local time
- Place: Carbondale, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4900° N, 107.2997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4900&lon=-107.2997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3147S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3147S-2019-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182G (registry code 2072716, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA430) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150927016959A

## Narrative

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

CESSNA 182G REGISTRATION N3147S DEPARTED ASPEN AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT WAS AT CRUISE ALTITUDE AND LOST POWER. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN FIELD ON LANDING ROLL OUT. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BURME IMPACTED NOSE OF AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED. PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CEN15LA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA430), Sep 27, 2015: Cessna 182G (N3147S), Glenwood Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during cruise flight due to carburetor icing and the pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat, which resulted in a forced landing on rough/uneven terrain.

## Other reports on N3147S (1)

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

- [Accident 20150927018419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150927018419A), Sep 27, 2015: Cessna 182G (N3147S), Carbondale, CO, Substantial damage. PIC stated aircraft lost power and had uncontrolled decent rate into a field. Aircraft struck a burm and went inverted.

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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