Cessna 182RG N5464n

Summary

On 30 August 2006 at about 23:10 local time, a Cessna 182RG registered N5464n, operated by Civil Air Patrol, was involved in an accident near Fairfield, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 August 2006 at 23:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Fairfield, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Eagle Mountain (17U)

Coordinates

40.2636, -112.0208

Aircraft

Cessna 182RG

Registration

N5464n

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Civil Air Patrol

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salt Lake City → Fairfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA06CA173

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the pilot-rated-passenger to maintain adequate airspeed on final during a simulated engine-out approach, resulting in the aircraft descending into the terrain about 40 feet short of the runway, and the failure of the pilot-in-command to take remedial action.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot-in-command, who held a commercial pilot certificate, was letting his passenger, a certified flight instructor without a current medical, execute a simulated engine-out approach to a full-stop landing. While trying to stretch the final glide, the passenger let the airspeed get too slow, and the aircraft started descending at an excessive rate. The pilot-in-command did not take any remedial action, and the aircraft impacted the terrain about 40 feet short of the runway, resulting in substantial damage to the airframe.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.