20201003017489A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182P · Byers, CO · October 3, 2020

Date: October 3, 2020 · 14:15 local
Place: Byers, CO
Airport: Sky Haven Airport
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9901E
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN21LA002
Reported as: Cessna 182P
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,942 total

N9901ERegistered now · Cessna 182PS/N 18263961 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 182P Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On final for runway 35 at CO17, witnesses stated that the pilot attempted to perform a go-around but the engine did not respond as expected . As a result, the pilot attempted to make an emergency landing in a corn field at the end of the runway resulting in the aircraft flipping and causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot and passenger received no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 35 AT CO17, WITNESSES STATED THAT THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND AS EXPECTED . AS A RESULT, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING AND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES.

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 CEN21LA002Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportByers, COA partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Oct 3, 2020 · Substantial damage