19880110000919A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182G · Aurora, CO · January 10, 1988

Date
January 10, 1988 · 14:45 local
Place
Aurora, CO
Airport
Aurora
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3406S
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN88LA047
Reported as
Cessna 182G
Reported engine
Continental O470R
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
305 total85 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Failed to judge altitude. Landed short of runway into snow. Nose gear broke and aircraft nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO JUDGE ALTITUDE. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY INTO SNOW. NOSE GEAR BROKE AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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