CHILOQUIN, OR, USA
N92353
CESSNA 182N
DURING A LONG STRAIGHT IN APPROACH FROM ABOUT 3 MILES OUT THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. THE PILOT FIGURED HE COULD NOT MAKE THE RUNWAY SO HE TRIED FOR A HIGHWAY. IN DIVING TO AVOID WIRES HE DROVE THE NOSE GEAR ONTO THE GROUND. THE NOSE GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ABOUT 270 FEET BEFORE GOING INTO A DITCH.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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