ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285696
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Date: | Sunday 2 October 2022 |
Time: | 20:00 |
Type: | Cessna 182C Skylane |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N511W |
MSN: | 52495 |
Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Lake Mead, NV -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Grand Canyon-National Park Airport, AZ (GCN/KGCN) |
Destination airport: | Las Vegas-North Las Vegas Airport, NV (VGT/KVGT) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:On October 02, 2022, about 2000 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 182C airplane, N511W, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Boulder City, Nevada. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot had planned a flight to Las Vegas, Nevada with the pilot rated passenger. The cross-country flight originated in Amarillo, Texas, refueled in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and then refueled again at Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN), Grand Canyon, Arizona. After the pilot verified the oil and fuel quantities at GCN, they departed for Las Vegas, Nevada. They climbed to an altitude of 11,000 feet mean sea level (msl) and intercepted an instrument flight rules course toward their destination. However, about 25 minutes into the flight, the instructor declared an emergency with air traffic control (ATC) after he observed a decline in engine oil pressure.
During the descent to 7,000 ft msl, the instructor observed the oil pressure decline to 0 psi and diverted to Boulder City, which was at their 11 o’clock position and about 10 minutes away. Shortly after, the engine RPM became erratic, which was followed by a total loss of engine power. The pilot queried the controller about nearby roads for an emergency landing, and was advised that they were directly above Lake Mead. They circled the lake under a lit moon while the pilot and passenger reviewed the emergency checklist to prepare for the lake ditching.
After the airplane touched down on the water, it nosed over and came to rest inverted. The instructor and passenger exited the airplane and swam about 200 yards to shore. Law enforcement personnel located and rescued them a few hours later.
The wreckage will be retained for further examination once it has been recovered.
Sources:
NTSB
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a6671a&lat=36.136&lon=-114.489&zoom=15.0&showTrace=2022-10-02 https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N511W https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=511W https://photos-e1.flightcdn.com/photos/retriever/b56c481a03cdece6897106a7d00bdf838ddc51e5 (photo)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
02-Oct-2022 13:45 |
Captain Adam |
Added |
03-Oct-2022 18:07 |
johnwg |
Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Category] |
28-Oct-2022 21:45 |
Captain Adam |
Updated [Date, Time, Source, Narrative] |
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