Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 182F near Boulder, UT — 2018-04-28

Final reportWPR18LA136
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Date
2018-04-28
Location
Boulder, UT, USA
Aircraft
CESSNA 182F
Registration
N3377U
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Minor
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to the available evidence.

NTSB narrative

Following a cross-country flight, the pilot was circling in the area of the destination airport when he noticed an excessively high exhaust gas temperature (EGT) indication. He enrichened the fuel/air mixture to full rich and leveled the airplane in an attempt to "cool down" the engine, then noted that the airplane would not maintain altitude and that engine power was decreasing. The pilot performed a forced landing to a field, during which the airplane impacted two ditches, resulting in substantial damage. Examination of the airframe and the engine failed to reveal any mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation and the reason for the decreased engine power could not be determined. The calculated density altitude at the time of the accident was 8,814 ft.

NTSB coding

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