# Accident 19960409009029A: Cessna 182Q, Silver City, NM, April 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1996, 19:20 local time
- Place: Silver City, NM
- Airport: Whiskey Creek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7794° N, 108.2604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7794&lon=-108.2604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7559S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7559S) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14 total, 14 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960409009029A

## Narrative

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

LEFT OF RUNWAY LANDING IN CROSSWIND FAILED TO CORRECT. LANDED LEFT EDGE THRESHOLD. RAN OFF, HIT CACTI, RUNWAY LIGHT (-23) THE AIRCRAFT APPARENTLY TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LEFT APRON OF THE RUNWAY DURING A NORTHLY LANDING ATTEMPT. DURING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED VEERING LEFT CONTACTING A RUNWAY LIGHT WITH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHILE DEPARTING THE RUNWAY HARD SURFACE. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR APPARENTLY CONTACTED SEVERAL CACTUS SHEARING THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL AT THE LOWER STRUT AND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN FURTHER LEFT PRIOR TO STOPPING. ADDITIONAL D AMAGE INCLUDES DAMAGE AT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT TO FUSELAGE ATTACH, LEFT STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR DAMAGE.

## 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 FTW96LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA168), Apr 10, 1996: Cessna 182Q (N7559S), Silver City, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A Factor was the 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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