Cessna 182S N314FR

Summary

On 19 July 2011 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 182S registered N314FR, operated by Phds Inc, was involved in an accident near Meeker, Colorado, 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

19 July 2011 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Meeker, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

40.0486, -107.8858

Aircraft

Cessna 182S

Registration

N314FR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Phds Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Meeker → Meeker

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA492

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadvertent flight into a downdraft, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he departed on a local sightseeing flight. He said that about 5 miles south of the airport at 1,000 feet above ground level, the airplane encountered a strong downdraft and began to descend. The airplane collided with the tops of several trees before the pilot could arrest the descent. The pilot was able to regain control of the airplane and returned to the departure airport without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer and elevator. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.