# Accident 19970809021449A: Cessna 182P, Arriba, CO, August 9, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1997
- Place: Arriba, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 39.2796° N, 103.2695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2796&lon=-103.2695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N182WJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N182WJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA308) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970809021449A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON GRASS STRIP, LANDED WIDE OF RUNWAY, RAN INTO MUD, LANDING GEAR BECAME STUCK, FLIPPED.

## 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 FTW97LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA308), Aug 10, 1997: Cessna 182P (N182WJ), Arriba, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to properly plan the flight and determine the field conditions before landing. The soft runway condition was a related factor.

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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