Cessna T182T N652CP

Summary

On 1 November 2009 at about 01:45 local time, a Cessna T182T registered N652CP, operated by Civil Air Patrol, was involved in an accident near Loveland, 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

1 November 2009 at 01:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Loveland, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Fort Collins-Loveland Municipa (FNL)

Coordinates

40.4519, -105.0114

Aircraft

Cessna T182T

Registration

N652CP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Civil Air Patrol

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Loveland → Loveland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CEN10LA047

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during dusk light conditions, and his failure to execute a go-around.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor requested that the pilot demonstrate a "power-off 180-degree accuracy approach and landing to the 1000-foot mark" on runway 15 with no flaps. The pilot was low on the approach. As the airplane crossed the runway threshold, they felt an impact and the airplane landed "hard." The airplane had struck a two-foot high snow bank that was between the threshold lights. The instructor said the upslope runway, inability to brighten the airspeed readout on the G1000 avionics system, and dusk light conditions contributed to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.