Buckeye Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Buckeye, Arizona 85326
Saturday, March 29, 2008 17:00 MST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot was returning to the departure airport following the release of skydivers. The airplane was on a straight in approach to the runway during windy conditions when the engine lost power. The pilot applied full throttle but the engine did not respond. Due to the wind conditions, the pilot was unable to glide the airplane to the runway and force-landed in a field. During the landing in the soft terrain, the nose gear broke off and the wings impacted the ground. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the airplane and test ran the engine following the accident. No operational or mechanical anomalies were observed.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the soft terrain.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 3/29/2008
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1700
Event Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Event City Buckeye
Event State ARIZONA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 85326
Event Date Year 2008
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 332513N
Event Location Longitude 1124110W
Event Location Airport Buckeye Municipal Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID BXK
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 1
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 1021
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1747 Mountain Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 180
Weather Observation Facility ID BXK
Elevation of weather observation facility 1021
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 1
Time Zone of the weather observation MST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 60
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 28
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 4
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 250
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 12
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 20
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.74
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 23668
NTSB Notification Source WP-AWP FAA
NTSB Notification Date Mar 29 2008 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record May 28 2008 12:03PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\johb
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office WP-SDL-FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N5931B
NTSB Number SEA08LA100
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 182A
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 33931
Certified Max Gross Weight 2650
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 1
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection 100 Hour
Date of Last Inspection Jan 1 2008 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 76
Airframe Hours 5952
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Fandango Aviation LLC
Aircraft Owner Street Address 37750 Spruce Street
Aircraft Owner City Murrieta
Aircraft Owner State CA
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 92562
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Desert Skydiving Center
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 3000 S Palo Verde Rd.
Operator City Buckeye
Operator State AZ
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 85326
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Skydiving
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code KBXK
Departure City Buckeye
Departure State AZ
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1740
Departure Time Zone MST
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code KBXK
Destination City Buckeye
Destination State AZ
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Approach - VFR pattern - base leg/base to final
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record May 20 2008 1:24PM
User who most recently changed record STAM
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 17
Runway Length 5500
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --