- Date
- May 12, 1984, 10:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place
- Nucla, CO
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N71429Cessna 182M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840512019339A
- Case key
- 16380
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt stated, 'I made one pass on low boundry spreading 100% of seed and began a climbing left turn to make a pass from high side down east boundry. I reached altitude of approximately 300 ft AGL (above ground level) and attempted to pass over telephone draw ridge when I encountered a strong down draft. I applied full climb power and attempted to turn to lower ground but was unable to overcome sink and clear terrain. I then flared the plane to a landing altitude just before touching down to minimize speed and damage. I don't recall much after impact but indications are that left wing and main struck first causing 180 degree counter clockwise rotation, then tail struck and collapsed letting plane land on back on top of tail.' Density alt over the 6700 ft MSL terrain was 9205 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71429
- Reported as
- Cessna 182M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18259618
- Airframe hours
- 2,129
- Engine
- Continental O-470R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- James L. Pugh
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 19, 1983 · 246 hours before
- Departed
- 6V6 · Nucla, CO
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 338 total · 175 in this make and model · 247 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °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.