ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301104
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| Date: | Saturday 6 June 1992 |
| Time: | 17:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182D Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Skys The Limit Parachute Ctr. |
| Registration: | N8979X |
| MSN: | 18253379 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5188 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | BEEVILLE, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A VFR FINAL APPROACH, FOLLOWING A PARACHUTE JUMPING FLIGHT, TO A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING INTO A FIELD. THE OWNER/OPERATOR REPORTED THAT THE FLAPS REMAINED IN THE UP POSITION AT THE ACCIDENT SITE AND THAT THE PILOT HAD STATED THE FLAPS REMAINED IN THE UP POSITION DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING. THE MANUFACTURERS' PROCEDURES LIST FULL FLAPS FOR A SHORTFIELD LANDING. DURING THE FLARE/TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION. THE CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Probable Cause: ENGINE POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED CAUSE. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOTS' FAILURE TO LOWER FLAPS FOR THE SHORT FIELD LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW92LA170
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 September 2008 | N8979X | Private | 0 | near Orange Grove, TX | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Nov-2022 13:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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