Cessna 182R N9393H

Summary

On 31 January 1988 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 182R registered N9393H was involved in an accident near Pueblo, Colorado, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 January 1988 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Pueblo, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Pueblo (PUB)

Coordinates

38.3599, -104.7692

Aircraft

Cessna 182R

Registration

N9393H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Telluride → Colorado Spring

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN88LA073

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE INSTRUMENT RATED PVT PLT WAS COMPLETING A PERSONAL IFR FLIGHT FROM TELLURIDE, COLORADO, TO COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, WITH THREE PAX. THE DESTINATION WX WENT BELOW IFR MINIMUMS PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT'S ARRIVAL AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO PUEBLO, COLORADO, FOR AN INSTRUMENT LANDING. WX WAS 300 OBSCURED, VISIBILITY 1 MILE, TEMPERATURE AND DEWPOINT 30 DEGREES, WIND 090 AT 5 KNOTS, RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY WERE FOG AND SNOW. DURING THE APPROACH TO RNWY 8L, WINDSCREEN ICING OCCURRED AND ICE COULD BE SEEN ON THE AIRCRAFT SURFACES. AT FLARE FOR TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWED TO 70 KNOTS AT 5 FEET OF ALTITUDE AND STALLED. A HARD LANDING RESULTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO PARKING. NO DAMAGE WAS VISIBLE AND THIS INCIDENT WAS UNREPORTED UNTIL A MECHANIC DISCOVERED FIREWALL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING INSPECTION LATER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.