- Date
- July 10, 1987, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Keams Canyon, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3598UCessna 182F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870710038739A
- Case key
- 25634
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a business flight to a private dirt strip, while on final approach the plt was distracted for a few seconds. When his attention was back on the acft, it had drifted east of the strip. The plt applied pwr, however, he stated that the engine did not respond. The plt was able to maintain enough alt and a/s to try and land in a field, however, the acft lost alt after crossing a wash and it nosed into the terrain. Inspection of the engine revealed no mechanical failures or malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3598U
- Reported as
- Cessna 182F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18254989
- Airframe hours
- 3,945
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Eichman Excavation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Eichman Excavation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 9, 1987 · 45 hours before
- Departed
- GUP · Gallup, NM
- Destination
- Keams Canyon, AZ
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
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,488 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3598U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.