Cessna 182Q accident near Centennial, CO
On August 9, 2022, a Cessna 182Q (airplane) was involved in an accident near Centennial, CO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 9, 2022
- Place
- Centennial, CO
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182Q · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.570°N, 104.849°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220809105704
Official records · CEN22FA376
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn August 9, 2022, at 1250 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182Q, N727PC, was destroyed when it was in involved in an accident near Centennial, Colorado. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A witness, who was in his car at a stoplight near the airport, stated that he saw the accident airplane “going really slow” after takeoff. He was able to hear the engine “sputtering” and stated that the airplane appeared to be “floating in the air” before it “dipped” and came back up. He then stated that the left wing dropped, and the airplane rolled to the right and descended into the ground. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe last entry in the pilot’s logbook was dated July 15, 2022, for a flight in the accident airplane that was 1.2 hours in duration; this was the only logbook entry listing the accident airplane. The flight instructor who had flown with the accident pilot during that flight stated that, as part of the airplane checkout, he wanted to perform stalls with the wing flaps extended, landings with 20° and 40° flap extension, and takeoffs with 20° flap extension; however, during their flight, the airplane’s flaps would not extend. They returned to the airport and he believed that the owner was going to have maintenance performed on the flap system. A couple of weeks later, the instructor received a text message from the accident pilot asking if he was ok to fly the accident airplane; the instructor responded that it was between him and the airplane owner. He did not have any
Probable cause
The loss of engine power during a departure climb for undetermined reasons and the aerodynamic stall, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and impact with terrain.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
