Cessna 182R accident near Tooele, Utah, October 15, 1993
On October 15, 1993 at about 8:08 pm local time, a Cessna 182R, registered N6503E, was substantially damaged in an accident near Tooele, Utah (Tooele Valley airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
AIRSPEED WAS NOT MAINTAINED.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 15, 1993 · about 8:08 pm local time
- Place
- Tooele, Utah · Tooele Valley · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182R · all 182Rs on the register
- Registration
- N6503E · registry record · serial 18268371
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS APPROX 20 FT AGL, OVER THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE SUDDENLY DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE. THE AIRPLANE LANDED FLAT AND HARD ON ALL THREE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE WAS THEN FLOWN BACK TO ITS HOME BASE WHERE THE DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURE WAS NOTED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot, flight engineer
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,160 hours in all; 200 in this make and model; 21 in the last 90 days; 1 in the last 30 days; 2,360 as pilot in command; 1,300 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,171 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, August 9, 1993; 83 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,100 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Civil Air Patrol, INC
The flight
- Departed from: SLC Salt Lake City UT at 7:52 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 16, 5,500 ft by 75 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 160° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 9,000 ft; scat at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 54°F (12°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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