# Accident 19900718027629A: Beech B24R, Cheyenne, CO, July 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1990, 14:30 local time
- Place: Cheyenne, CO
- Airport: Cheyenne Wells Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8092° N, 102.3494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8092&lon=-102.3494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2537W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2537W-2012-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B24R (registry code 1151253, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 167 total, 38 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900718027629A

## Narrative

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

DOOR OPENED IN FLIGHT. DIVERTED. BOUNCED AND DRIFTED ON CROSSWIND LANDING. STALLED IMPACTED COLLAPSING ALL 3 GEARS.

## 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 DEN90LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA165), Jul 18, 1990: Beech B-24-R (N2537W), Cheyenne Wells, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE EXISTING CROSS WIND.

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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