# Accident 19890701019099A: Cessna R182, Telluride, CO, July 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1989, 11:30 local time
- Place: Telluride, CO
- Airport: Telluride Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9396° N, 107.8998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9396&lon=-107.8998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7385Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7385Y-1990-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 5 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890701019099A

## Narrative

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

HIT BY A GUST OF WIND ON RECOMMENDED DOWNWIND RUNWAY. TRIED TO GO AROUND, DRIFTED, HIT TREES. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE

## 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 DEN89LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA150), Jul 1, 1989: Cessna R182 (N7385Y), Telluride, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE WIND CONDITIONS, HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, AND TREES.

## Other reports on N7385Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19780801047599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780801047599I), Aug 1, 1978: Cessna R182 (N7385Y), Jacksonville, FL, Damage unknown. Pilot experienced turbulence at toudhdown during thunderstorm. Bounced and damaged nose gear strut.

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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