ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301930
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| Date: | Thursday 24 November 2022 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182A Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3886D |
| MSN: | 34586 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Durango, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Durango-La Plata Airport, CO (DRO/KDRO) |
| Durango-La Plata Airport, CO (DRO/KDRO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, he was flying with a friend in the local area and was returning to the departure airport when the accident occurred. He was operating the airplane with the fuel selector in the “BOTH' position. When the pilot made a turn with about 30° of bank, the engine began to “cut out.' The pilot stated that he leveled the wings and that the engine started to regain power just before it “sputtered and died.' The pilot immediately established the airplane's best glide airspeed and selected a field for a forced landing. During the landing, the airplane impacted multiple trees, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage.
The left and right fuel tanks had about 8 to 10 gallons of fuel per side. A postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed fuel in the gascolator, with no visible contamination, and no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. A review of weather conditions at the time of the accident showed no probability for carburetor icing. Thus, on the basis of the available evidence for this accident investigation, the cause of the loss of engine power could not be determined.
Probable Cause: A complete loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined from the available evidence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN23LA049
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2023 19:50 | ASN Update Bot | Updated |
| 25-Jun-2023 19:51 | harro | Updated |
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