Cessna182

The pilot was landing a wheel-equipped airplane on a remote, snow-covered, seasonal airstrip. When the airplane touched down, the nose gear broke through the five-to-six inches of crusted snow on the runway and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and wings. The pilot reported no pre-accident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane.

The pilot reported the airplane, which was equipped with long-range fuel tanks, had been fully fueled prior to takeoff. After 3.8 hours of flight, the engine began to surge, then lost power. An off-airport forced landing was made and the airplane nosed over. When the airplane was righted, the right fuel cap was missing, although the chain and spring clip were still in place.

The airplane collided with terrain at an elevation of about 4300 feet msl at about 1141 Mountain time, killing the private pilot and passenger. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The nearest aviation weather reporting facility was about 27 miles northwest of the accident site, an elevation of 3652 feet msl. At 1153, the station reported an overcast ceiling at 1000 feet, with good visibility underneath.

The airplane impacted terrain at about 0608 Central time following a takeoff into instrument meteorological conditions. The non-instrument-rated commercial pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed without a flight plan but under an SVFR clearance. One witness observed the airplane taxi, take off and climb to about 100 feet agl. He stated the airplane appeared to be flying normally. The witness stated weather at the time was being reported by the AWOS as 300 feet overcast and five miles visibility. Another witness described fog at the airport at the time of departure. A witness who was about one mile from the impact site described heavy fog in the area when he left for work at 0550.

The airplanes rotating propeller struck and injured a deplaning passenger at about 1138 Central time. The airplane received minor damage; the passenger was seriously injured and the pilot, who was the only other person remaining on board, was not injured. Visual conditions prevailed. Witnesses at the scene said the airplane had just returned from a flight where three parachutists had jumped from the airplane. The passenger had been aboard to observe the jump operations. The airplane was stationary on the taxiway with its engine operating when the passenger exited the right door, walked forward and was struck by the propeller.

At 0431 Pacific time, the airplane impacted a hill shortly after departure. The solo commercial pilot was killed and the airplane was substantially damaged. Instrument conditions prevailed; an IFR flight plan had been filed and a clearance had been issued. Recorded radar data was consistent with the airplane making a shallow left bank and gradually increasing in altitude towards the east. The target was first identified at a Mode C reported altitude of 100 feet msl. During the next minute, radar returns disclosed a gradual ascent to 1000 feet msl; the last two returns show an altitude of 900 feet and a slight change of direction to the south.

The pilot was moving his float-equipped airplane from his pier to the other side of the lake in order to dock his airplane at his friends pier temporarily. He decided to fly it to the other side of the lake instead of performing a water taxi. He departed into the wind. During climbout, he encountered heavy rain showers which obscured his forward visibility out the windshield. He executed a downwind landing to the lake by looking out the side window.

At about 1421 Mountain time, the airplane collided with mountainous terrain and was destroyed. The private pilot was killed. Visual conditions prevailed. Initial radar data indicates the airplane was on a steady, level course at 8600 feet msl. The final radar return was in the immediate vicinity of where the airplane wreckage was located. The highest terrain elevation in the vicinity of the wreckage is 9705 feet msl. Weather observed in the area included few and scattered clouds between about 8000 and 9500 feet msl.

At about 1500 Pacific time, the airplane collided with terrain during an off-airport, forced landing following a loss of engine power. The airline transport pilot and one passenger sustained minor injuries; the airplane was substantially damaged. Visual conditions prevailed.

The airplane was destroyed when it impacted a lake at about 0845 Eastern time. The private pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. Instrument conditions prevailed; no flight plan had been filed. The pilot did not possess an instrument rating. A weather observation taken about 26 nm from the accident site at 0900 included statute mile visibility and an overcast at 300 feet.