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Cessna 182M N92112

8 April 2005 · Cortez, Colorado, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 8 April 2005 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 182M registered N92112 was involved in an accident near Cortez, Colorado, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 16:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Cortez, Colorado, United States
Nearest airport
Cortez-Montezuma County (CEZ)
Coordinates
37.3033, -108.6283
Aircraft
Cessna 182M
Registration
N92112
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Scottsdale → Cortez
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN05CA067

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing flare. Contributing factors include the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision making, the crosswind and the gusty surface winds.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot encountered windshear during the landing flare to runway 21. The pilot reported that he added power as he descended; however, the airplane continued to descend "rapidly." The airplane impacted the runway, bounced several times, and departed the runway to the right. During the impact, the nose landing gear assembly collapsed and the propeller struck the runway, causing substantial damage. An examination of the airplanes systems revealed no anomalies. According to the METAR (routine aviation weather report) the winds at the time of the accident were reported as 170 degrees at 19 knots with gusts to 25 knots. The crosswind component calculated for the time of the accident ranged from 12 to 16 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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