# Accident 19890523059159A: Cessna R182, Denver, CO, May 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1989, 23:45 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5809° N, 104.8594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5809&lon=-104.8594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999HP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N999HP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182RG (registry code 2072733, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 295 total, 2 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890523059159A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TAXIED INTO A NOTAMED OPEN DITCH LEAVING RUNWAY. USE WAS NOT AUTHORIZED. DAMAGE FOUND BY OWNER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN89LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA133), May 24, 1989: Cessna 182RG (N999HP), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW WARNINGS PROVIDED BY A NOTAM & FLAGS ON THE TAXIWAY. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND THE DITCH.

## Other reports on N999HP (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880601019329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880601019329A), Jun 1, 1988: Cessna 182 (N999HP), Denver, CO. CFI was struck by prop while trying to hand start the aircraft. The engine did not start but apparently kicked over

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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