# NTSB DEN01LA128: Cessna 182P, N21042, Bountiful, UT, July 26, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 26, 2001, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: Bountiful, UT - Coordinates: 40.890045, -111.93058 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8900&lon=-111.9306&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report July 25, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 52836 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN01LA128 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52836/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA128 ## Probable cause the loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. A contributing factor was inadequate clearance of an obstacle during the forced landing by the pilot. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, approach - vfr pattern - downwind - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - In flight collision with object, emergency descent/landing - clearance - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor) - object - fence ## Analysis The pilot and his pilot rated-passenger (who was also the airplane's mechanic) had conducted a test flight of the airplane to check on the operation of a newly installed exhaust gas temperature gauge. The pilot said he made a 45 degree entry to the downwind leg for runway 16. When the airplane was approximately 5000 feet msl (mean sea level), the engine "failed." The pilot turned towards the runway but did not have sufficient altitude to clear a fence on the airport's north boundary. The airplane struck the fence, skidded across a road and a ditch before coming to a halt against another fence. The pilot rated-passenger corroborated what the pilot said, but speculated that the power loss was due to a vapor lock. The engine was later examined and no discrepancies were noted that would have precluded the development of power. ## Factual narrative On July 26, 2001, approximately 1400 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182P, N21042, operated by the pilot, was substantially damaged when it struck a fence and impacted terrain following a loss of engine power while on landing approach at Bountiful, Utah. The private pilot-in-command and the private pilot-passenger received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at Bountiful at approximately 1330. The airplane had undergone an annual inspection two days previously and an exhaust gas temperature gauge had been installed. The purpose of the flight was to test its operation. It was determined that the EGT was giving erroneous readings and they decided to return to the airport. According to the pilot's accident report, he made a 45 degree entry to the downwind leg for runway 16. The airplane was at approximately 5000 feet msl (mean sea level) when the engine "failed." He turned towards the runway but did not have sufficient altitude to clear a fence on the airport's north boundary. The airplane struck the fence, skidded across a road and a ditch before coming to a halt against another fence. The pilot rated-passenger, who was also the airplane's mechanic, corroborated what the pilot said and speculated that the power loss was due to a vapor lock. According to written statements submitted by a passersby, fuel was leaking from the airplane. The fuel selector was in the OFF position and the handle was broken. According to the FAA inspector who went to the scene, the nose landing gear was torn off, and the firewall and forward section of the fuselage were buckled. He noted that the installation of the EGT had not been entered into the maintenance logbook contrary to regulation. The airplane was later taken to Air Salvage in Phoenix, Arizona, where the engine was examined by a representative of the engine manufacturer. No discrepancies were noted that would have precluded the development of power. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N21042](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21042-2004-12-07), registration cancelled 2004-12-07, S/N 18261375, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182P - Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18261375 - Airframe hours: 3027 - Engines: Continental IO-550 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Alan S. Cohen - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 23, 2001, 0 hours before - Departed: BTF, Bountiful, UT - Destination: BTF, Bountiful, UT - Airport: BTF, Skypark, runway 16, 4,700 × 70 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 63; injuries: minor; private; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review July 17, 1999; seat: left; flight hours: 716 total, 5 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 14 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft broken - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 30.03 inHg - Observed at: SLC, 7 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20010726020659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010726020659A), Jul 26, 2001: Cessna 182P, Bountiful, UT, Destroyed. (-23) On short final to btf runway 16, engine lost power and aircraft crashed short of the runway. (.4) on July 26, 2001, approx 1400 mountain daylight time, a… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.