# Accident 19940603015799A: Cessna 182H, Telluride, CO, June 3, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1994, 09:30 local time
- Place: Telluride, CO
- Airport: Telluride Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9409° N, 107.9005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9409&lon=-107.9005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1838X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1838X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 263 total, 46 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940603015799A

## Narrative

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

LANDED NOSE WHEEL FIRST. BOUNCED AND PORPOISED. NOSE GEAR AND FIREWALL DAMAGED.

## 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 FTW94LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA188), Jun 3, 1994: Cessna 182H (N1838X), Telluride, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: WAS THE PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. FACTORS WERE GUSTY WINDS AND RUNWAY DOWNSLOPE.

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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