Cessna 182A N5931B

Summary

On 30 March 2008 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 182A registered N5931B, operated by Desert Skydiving Center, was involved in an accident near Buckeye, Arizona, United States. One person was 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 March 2008 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Buckeye, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Buckeye Municipal Airport (BXK)

Coordinates

33.4203, -112.6861

Aircraft

Cessna 182A

Registration

N5931B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Desert Skydiving Center

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Skydiving

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Buckeye → Buckeye

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA08LA100

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the soft terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was returning to the departure airport following the release of skydivers. The airplane was on a straight in approach to the runway during windy conditions when the engine lost power. The pilot applied full throttle but the engine did not respond. Due to the wind conditions, the pilot was unable to glide the airplane to the runway and force-landed in a field. During the landing in the soft terrain, the nose gear broke off and the wings impacted the ground. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the airplane and test ran the engine following the accident. No operational or mechanical anomalies were observed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.