- Date
- December 24, 1982, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Afton, WY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N21008Cessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 24, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821224066759A
- Case key
- 69696
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landing
Nose over
Terrain condition - snow coveredFactor
Analysis
The pilot reported that the aircraft had a power loss during takeoff and nosed over in snow during a forced landing. Theoat was 21 degrees. There was no evidence of a mechanical malfunction during a post accident examination.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21008
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18261353
- Airframe hours
- 2,690
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Noel N. Nelson
- Registered owner
- Noel N. Nelson
- Departed
- AFO · Afton, WY
- Destination
- C · Evanston, WY
- Airport
- AFO · Afton, runway 16, 4,200 × 45 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 208 total · 90 in this make and model · 160 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.