- Date
- January 9, 1982, 15:40 local (22:40 UTC)
- Place
- Steamboat Sprin, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2195GCessna 182A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820109002269A
- Case key
- 72723
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After the pilot entered the traffic pattern for landing, he extended his downwind leg to accomodate the departure of another aircraft. The pilot reported that he pushed the throttle forward as he turned base, but the engine failed to respond. During a forced landing, the aircraft touched down in a snowbank about 75 ft short of the threshold. An investigation revealed there was less than 10 gallons of fuel remaining. The fuel capacity of the aircraft was 65 gallons with 55 gallons usable.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2195G
- Reported as
- Cessna 182A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 51495
- Airframe hours
- 2,829
- Engine
- Continental O-470L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Yamba Valley Inc.
- Departed
- SBS · Steamboat Sprin, CO
- Destination
- SBS · Steamboat Sprin, CO
- Airport
- SBS · Routt City, runway 32, 4,000 × 0 ft, snow
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 307 total · 21 in this make and model · 174 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Temperature
- 77 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2195G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.