# Accident 20180507004899A: Cessna 182Q, San Ysidro, NM, May 7, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2018, 18:50 local time
- Place: San Ysidro, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5958° N, 106.9019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5958&lon=-106.9019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N632EP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N632EP-2019-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 58 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180507004899A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 7, 2018 AT 1850 MDT, A CESSNA 182Q, N632EP, REGISTERED TO ORLANDO MORENO, MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF SAN YSIDRO, NM WHILE ON A PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT.VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CAVERN CITY AIRPORT, NM (KCNM) AT 1530 MDT ENROUTE TO FARMINGTON, NM (KFMN).

## 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 GAA18CA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA262), May 7, 2018: Cessna 182 (N632EP), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue flight in mountainous terrain with downdraft conditions, which necessitated a precautionary landing on unsuitable terrain.

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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