20221105020079A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna R172E · Aguilar, CO · November 5, 2022

Date
November 5, 2022 · 07:21 local
Place
Aguilar, CO
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6051U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN23LA027
Reported as
Cessna R172E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
246 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Accident aircraft departed klvs. In the vicinity of raton pass and fischer peak the pilot experienced turbulence at 100' and made a descent to 090'. The flight continued and the pilot experienced windshear and turbulence near aguillar. The pilot felt a "pop" or "shudder" and the aircraft began to shake with oil spraying on the windshield. A descent was immediately initiated searching for a suitable landing area. A large field was selected and the plane was landed. During the landing roll the plane struck a fence damaging the wings.

As the FAA filed it

ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KLVS. IN THE VICINITY OF RATON PASS AND FISCHER PEAK THE PILOT EXPERIENCED TURBULENCE AT 100' AND MADE A DESCENT TO 090'. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED AND THE PILOT EXPERIENCED WINDSHEAR AND TURBULENCE NEAR AGUILLAR. THE PILOT FELT A "POP" OR "SHUDDER" AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SHAKE WITH OIL SPRAYING ON THE WINDSHIELD. A DESCENT WAS IMMEDIATELY INITIATED SEARCHING FOR A SUITABLE LANDING AREA. A LARGE FIELD WAS SELECTED AND THE PLANE WAS LANDED. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE PLANE STRUCK A FENCE DAMAGING THE WINGS.

NTSB investigation

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