Accident · 2006-08-30

NTSB case SEA06CA173 · Cessna 182RG · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2006-08-30
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 182RG (N5464N)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: CIVIL AIR PATROL Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Civil Air Patrol

Probable cause

The failure of the pilot-rated-passenger to maintain adequate airspeed on final during a simulated engine-out approach, resulting in the aircraft descending into the terrain about 40 feet short of the runway, and the failure of the pilot-in-command to take remedial action.

Source: NTSB case SEA06CA173

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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