# NTSB DEN83LA038: Cessna 182, N21008, Afton, WY, December 24, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 24, 1982, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Afton, WY
- Location: 42.7088° N, 110.9422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AFTON LINCOLN COUNTY/GENERAL BOYD L EDDINS FLD (AFO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7088&lon=-110.9422&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 24, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69696
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN83LA038
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69696/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA038

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - snow covered (contributing factor)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18261353
- Airframe hours: 2690
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 48; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821224066759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821224066759A), Dec 24, 1982: Cessna 182P, Afton, WY, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit on takeoff.

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.

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