# Accident 19910616040919A: Cessna 182Q, Erie, CO, June 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1991, 12:00 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Tri-County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9903° N, 105.0910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9903&lon=-105.0910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94596, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94596) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 50 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910616040919A

## Narrative

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

SLOW IN SHORT FINAL ON SHORT FIELD DEMO. CAUTIONED BY EXAMINER. SHOVED NOSE DOWN IMPACTING NOSE FIRST.

## 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 DEN91LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA084), Jun 16, 1991: Cessna 182Q (N94596), Lafayette, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PIC'S ABRUPT TOUCHDOWN. FACTORS WERE: APPROACH REFERENCE SPEED NOT MAINTAINED, PROPER DESCENT RATE NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PIC AND INATTENTION BY THE DESIGNATED EXAMINER.

## Other reports on N94596 (2)

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

- [Accident 19931202050229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931202050229A), Dec 2, 1993: Cessna 182Q (N94596), Grand Canyon, AZ, Substantial damage. Ballooned on landing. Nose wheel impacted hard on runway. Flew to base found damaged nose strut and bent firewall.
- [Incident 19840325021859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840325021859I), Mar 25, 1984: Cessna 182Q (N94596), Ort O'Conner, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear sank into sand during landing rollout on a beach at matagorda island.

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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