Cessna 182 N91846

Summary

On 12 November 2019 at about 00:05 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N91846 was involved in an accident near San Luis, Colorado, 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

12 November 2019 at 00:05

Classification

Accident

Location

San Luis, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Melby Ranch Airstrip (33CO)

Coordinates

37.0650, -105.4636

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N91846

Category

Airplane

Year built

1969

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Alamosa → Alamosa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA20CA071

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper pitch attitude during landing on rising terrain in flat light conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during landing at dusk and into the setting sun, "flat light" conditions existed. The private, dirt airstrip increased in gradient as he landed to the west. When the airplane was about 75 knots airspeed, the pilot increased the flaps, attempted to bleed off airspeed, and touched down. He said the airplane landed hard "because…[he] literally did not see it coming." The nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing, the lower fuselage, and the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.