# Accident 19960823031399A: Cessna TR182, Telluride, CO, August 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1996, 18:40 local time
- Place: Telluride, CO
- Airport: Telluride Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9399° N, 107.8997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9399&lon=-107.8997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757QT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N757QT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 371 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA402) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960823031399A

## Narrative

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

(.4)AS THE PILOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR, THERE WAS A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. HE SAID HE COULD NOT RECALL IF HE OBSERVED A GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. HE ATTEMPTED TO RESET THE ALTERNATOR/VOLTAGE REGULATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER, BUT TO NO AVAIL. DURING THE LANDING, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, BUT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED. THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY, DAMAGING THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER FORWARD AND AFT SPARS. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION BY A REPAIR FACILITY (AND LATER CONFIRMED BY THE MANUFACTURER) DISCLOSED THE GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT (GCU) HAD FAILED.

## 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 FTW96LA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA402), Aug 24, 1996: Cessna TR182 (N757QT), Telluride, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the generator control unit (GCU), which resulted in a total electrical failure and failure of the main landing gear to lock in place.

## Other reports on N757QT (1)

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

- [Accident 20130525014339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130525014339A), May 25, 2013: Cessna TR182 (N757QT), Emporia, KS, Substantial damage. The pilot departed from his private air strip located in council grove, KS for a short flight to Emporia Municipal Airport. The pilot approached Emporia's…

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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