Cessna 182J N3078F

Summary

On 29 September 2013 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 182J registered N3078F, operated by Robert H. Kearn, was involved in an accident near Santa Teresa, New Mexico, 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

29 September 2013 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Dona Ana County (5T6)

Coordinates

31.8397, -106.6801

Aircraft

Cessna 182J

Registration

N3078F

Category

Airplane

Year built

1968

Engines

1

Operator

Robert H. Kearn

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Skydiving

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Santa Teresa → Santa Teresa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13LA571

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because no anomalies were found during the postaccident engine examination.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was making a circling descent to the airport after dropping parachutists and that he used carburetor heat during the descent. As the pilot was on the base leg of the landing pattern, close to the turn onto the final leg, the engine lost power. The pilot landed the airplane short of the runway, and the firewall buckled and the nose landing gear bent forward. The operator later functionally tested the engine and it operated normally.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.