- Date
- February 14, 1986, 15:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Wray, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N219MCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860214045809A
- Case key
- 16920
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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.
Analysis
According to the plt, the acft contacted a twr with the nose gear while he was making a visual surveillance of a private airstrip prior to landing. The plt said he diverted to a nearby arpt to land. During landing, fuel from broken fuel lines ignited & the acft was destroyed by fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N219M
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34297
- Airframe hours
- 2,602
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Paul E. Neubauer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 2, 1985 · 216 hours before
- Departed
- 5C0 · Burlington, CO
- Destination
- Kirk, CO
- Airport
- 2V5 · Wray Municipal, runway 14, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 92 total · 46 in this make and model · 54 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 18,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AKO, 45 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.