- Date
- July 30, 1993, 17:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Pagosa Springs, CO
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- CGLILCessna 182Q
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 18307
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Probable cause
The decision by the pilot in command to fly at an altitude insufficient for the surrounding terrain. Factors were: the pilot's attention being momentarily diverted and the airplane's climb performance being exceeded.
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
The pilot altered course slightly to the south to avoid a thunderstorm and began following a road. Soon thereafter, the road disappeared from sight and the pilot's attention was momentarily diverted outside the airplane. She then realized the mountainous terrain was rising faster than the airplane's climb performance. She elected not to risk turning around but to continue ahead and land in an open field. During the landing approach, the airplane brushed the tops of several trees. The airplane touched down, bounced once, slid approximately 25 feet before striking a rock that sheared the nosewheel, and the airplane nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CGLIL
- Reported as
- Cessna 182Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 182-66627
- Airframe hours
- 2,669
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Centennial Flight Centre, Ltd.
- Registered owner
- Lilley, Dr. J.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 9, 1993 · 31 hours before
- Departed
- DRO · Durango, CO
- Destination
- COS · Colorado Sprgs, CO
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Multi-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 4,700 total · 300 in this make and model · 2,800 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F