Plane Crash List

Cessna 182 N7199E

29 January 2011 · Meeker, Colorado, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 29 January 2011 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N7199E 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.

The record

Date
at 18:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Meeker, Colorado, United States
Nearest airport
Meeker Airport (EEO)
Coordinates
40.0425, -107.8847
Aircraft
Cessna 182
Registration
N7199E
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Meeker → Steamboat Spgs
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CEN11CA170

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot’s loss of directional control while taxiing due to his improper seat position.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he started the airplane’s engine in preparation for a flight to another airport. He intended to make a 90-degree left turn in order to taxi from the airport parking ramp directly toward the active runway. The pilot applied power and the airplane began to move forward and then began to turn to the left. After the airplane had turned to the desired heading, the pilot pushed right rudder pedal to stop the turn, but the airplane continued to turn to the left. The pilot then pushed the right wheel brakes, but the airplane did not stop. The airplane continued its turn to the left and the left wing and propeller impacted a snow bank on the edge of the airport parking ramp, causing substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot later said that for this particular flight he probably did not have his seat positioned far forward enough for his legs to activate either the rudder pedals or the brake pedals to the full extent of their travel.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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