# Accident 20221124023009A: Cessna 182A, Durango, CO, November 24, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2022, 10:00 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1127° N, 107.8216° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1127&lon=-107.8216&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3886D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3886D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221124023009A

## Narrative

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

OUR OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED ON NOVEMBER 24, 2022 OF AN ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 24, 2022 AT ABOUT 10:00 LOCAL TIME, OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THAT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED NEAR DURANGO, CO.  THE FLIGHT WAS A PERSONAL FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE OPERATED THE AIRPLANE WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR IN THE “BOTH” POSITION.  WHEN THE PILOT MADE A TURN WITH ABOUT 30 DEGREES OF BANK, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO “CUT OUT”.  THE PILOT STATED HE LEVELED THE WINGS AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO REGAIN POWER JUST BEFORE IT “SPUTTERED AND DIED”.  THE PILOT STATED HE ESTABLISHED THE AIRPLANE’S BEST GLIDE AIRSPEED AND SELECTED A FIELD FOR A FORCED LANDING.  DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED MULTIPLE TREES, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE.

NTSB STATED THAT THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR REASONS THAT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED FROM THE AVAILABLE EVIDENCE.

THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 CEN23LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA049), Nov 24, 2022: Cessna 182A (N3886D), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A complete loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined from the available evidence.

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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