# Accident 19920613019979A: Cessna 185, Durango, CO, June 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1992, 13:30 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Val Air Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2693° N, 107.8790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2693&lon=-107.8790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9823X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9823X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185 (registry code 2072802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 851 total, 400 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920613019979A

## Narrative

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

HIGH AND FAST. LANDED LONG. HIT BRAKES HARD TO PREVENT OVERRUN. LOCKED MAINS AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 DEN92LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA058), Jun 13, 1992: Cessna 185 (N9823X), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF BRAKES. FACTORS WERE: POORLY PLANNED APPROACH AND EXCESSIVE LANDING SPEED.

## Other reports on N9823X (3)

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

- [Incident 20020113036059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020113036059I), Jan 13, 2002: Cessna 185 (N9823X), Chama, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On January 13, 2003 at 1600 MST a Cessna 185 registered to richard d. jay flipped over landing on a snow covered runway at Chama airport, Chama new…
- [Accident 19990301001949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990301001949A), Mar 1, 1999: Cessna 185 (N9823X), Durango, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot was practicing touch and go landings, and the acft ground looped on the rwy after landing and sustained substantial damage. (.19) on March 1, 1999, at…
- [Accident 19890816027749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890816027749A), Aug 16, 1989: Cessna 185 (N9823X), Durango, CO, Substantial damage. Lost control and ground looped trying to land in a strong crosswind.

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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