At 20:40 mountain time, a Cessna 182G struck power lines approximately four miles short of runway 32 while attempting to land at Cottonwood Airport, seriously injuring the pilot. A witness said the airplane overflew the airport normally, then circled back to land, at which time it hit the 60-foot high power lines. An FAA investigator found the rented airplanes altimeter appeared to read about 600 feet low and the airport is in an area of rising terrain.
September 04, Cottonwood, Ariz. / Cessna Skylane
At 20:40 mountain time, a Cessna 182G struck power lines approximately four miles short of runway 32 while attempting to land at Cottonwood Airport, seriously injuring the pilot. A witness said the airplane overflew the airport normally, then circled back to land, at which time it hit the 60-foot high power lines. An FAA investigator found the rented airplanes altimeter appeared to read about 600 feet low and the airport is in an area of rising terrain....
Key Takeaways:
- A Cessna 182G struck 60-foot high power lines approximately four miles short of runway 32 while attempting to land at Cottonwood Airport, seriously injuring the pilot.
- A witness reported the aircraft overflew the airport normally before circling back to land when the collision occurred.
- An FAA investigation found the rented airplane's altimeter appeared to read 600 feet low, which likely contributed to the incident in an area of rising terrain.
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