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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182J · Erie, CO · March 21, 1985

Date: March 21, 1985 · 12:10 local
Place: Erie, CO
Airport: Tri Co
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3354F
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN85FA099
Reported as: Cessna 182J
Reported engine: Continental O470R
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 172 total104 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Attempted go around after landing on wrong downwind runway. Struck embankment. No NOTAM issued for closed runway.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED GO AROUND AFTER LANDING ON WRONG DOWNWIND RUNWAY. STRUCK EMBANKMENT. NO NOTAM ISSUED FOR CLOSED RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN85FA099Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportErie, COReportedly, the plt had called the arpt office (UNICOM) & was advised that rwy 15/33 was closed. At about the time N3354F was arriving, a military helicopter landed on rwy 27. The plt asked a passenger to tell him which way the wind sock was blowing & she…Mar 21, 1985 · Destroyed