- Date
- January 31, 1988, 16:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Pueblo, CO
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9393HCessna 182R
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880131003309A
- Case key
- 17450
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The instrument rated pvt plt was completing a personal IFR flight from telluride, Colorado, to Colorado springs, Colorado, with three pax. The destination wx went below IFR minimums prior to the flight's arrival and the aircraft diverted to Pueblo, Colorado, for an instrument landing. Wx was 300 obscured, visibility 1 mile, temperature and dewpoint 30 degrees, wind 090 at 5 knots, restrictions to visibility were fog and snow. During the approach to rnwy 8L, windscreen icing occurred and ice could be seen on the aircraft surfaces. At flare for touchdown, the aircraft was slowed to 70 knots at 5 feet of altitude and stalled. A hard landing resulted, and the aircraft taxied to parking. No damage was visible and this incident was unreported until a mechanic discovered firewall damage during a hard landing inspection later.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9393H
- Reported as
- Cessna 182R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18267942
- Airframe hours
- 681
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bruce M. Wright
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 2, 1987
- Departed
- TEX · Telluride, CO
- Destination
- COS · Colorado Spring, CO
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- PUB · Pueblo, runway 8L, 10,496 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 462 total · 462 in this make and model · 426 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 30 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9393H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.