ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289102
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 July 2011 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182S |
| Owner/operator: | Phds Inc |
| Registration: | N314FR |
| MSN: | 18280260 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1934 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Meeker, Colorado -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Meeker Airport, CO (KEEO) |
| Meeker Airport, CO (KEEO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he departed on a local sightseeing flight. He said that about 5 miles south of the airport at 1,000 feet above ground level, the airplane encountered a strong downdraft and began to descend. The airplane collided with the tops of several trees before the pilot could arrest the descent. The pilot was able to regain control of the airplane and returned to the departure airport without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer and elevator. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadvertent flight into a downdraft, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN11CA492
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 June 2001 | N314FR | Private | 0 | Corolla, NC | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 09:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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