# Accident 20181223021979A: Cessna 182G, Norwood, CO, December 23, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2018, 16:10 local time
- Place: Norwood, CO
- Airport: Norwood Junction
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1658° N, 108.3058° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1658&lon=-108.3058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3120S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3120S-2020-03-06) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 863 total, 813 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181223021979A

## Narrative

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

DURING APPROACH TO THE PILOTS  PRIVATE DIRT STRIP THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF COURSE, THE PILOT PUSHED THE THROTTLE IN TO ADD POWER BUT THE ENGINE DIDN'T RESPOND. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE THAT TORE OFF THE NLG AND DAMAGED BOTH AILERONS, WING SPARS AND BENT THE FIREWALL.

## 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 CEN19LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA061), Dec 23, 2018: Cessna 182 (N3120S), Norwood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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