What happened
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On April 14, 1998, approximately 1520 mountain daylight time, N9008G, a cessan 182N was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain while landing at Coronado Airport, Albuquerque, new Mexico. The private pilot, the sole occupant aborad, was not injured. Visaul meteorological conditions prevailed. And no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under title 14 CFR part 91. The flight originated at dumas, Texas, at an unknown time. According to the FAA inspector who went to the scene, the pilot landed on runway 35 (4010 ft x 60 ft asphalt). There was a crosswind from the west. The airplane touched down midfield on its right main wheel and to the right of the runway centerline, leaving a 225 foot skid mark. The left main wheel the touched down and left a 350 foot skid mark. The tire blew out and deflated the airplane went off the end of the runway, down a slight hill, and came to rest on a service road. Recorded winds a Albuquerque international airport, located 10 miles south of Coronado were 260 degrees at 8 knots, with gusts to 24 knots. Under these conditions, a 090 crosswind existed. The computed crosswind component varied between 8 knots (9.2 mph) and 24 knots (27.6 mph). The pilot was asked to submit an accident report. He ignored the request. When the second request was sent to the pilot he replied he had not had an aircraft accident since no one was injured nor did the aircraft receive substantial damage by your definition since there was prop. Cowling, tire and landing gear damage. According to an FAA aviation safety inspector assigned to the Albuquerque, new Mexico flight standards district office. He went to the accident site and consulted with an aircraft mechanic. They both examined the airplane. The nose wheel was bent aft and the firewall was buckled. The latter damage constitutes substantial damage. The pilot was advised of this finding. The pilots accident report was received on August 14, 1998. (-23) pilot was landing at Coronado Airport. Winds were gusty and variable out of the west. Winds would vary from slightly out of the northwest to slightly out of the southwest @ 20-25K. Pilot was landing to the north and the winds were out of the southwest. The aircraft touched down at mid-field. Skid marks were 75 yards on right side before the left side touched. Aircr aft continued for another 150 yards with the brakes locked up and went off the end of the runway. One prop blade was bent (no power) nose gear and firewall damaged.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 14, 1998, APPROXIMATELY 1520 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, N9008G, A CESSAN 182N WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN WHILE LANDING AT CORONADO AIRPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ABORAD, WAS NOT INJURED. VISAUL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DUMAS, TEXAS, AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO WENT TO THE SCENE, THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 35 (4010 FT X 60 FT ASPHALT). THERE WAS A CROSSWIND FROM THE WEST. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN MIDFIELD ON ITS RIGHT MAIN WHEEL AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, LEAVING A 225 FOOT SKID MARK. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL THE TOUCHED DOWN AND LEFT A 350 FOOT SKID MARK. THE TIRE BLEW OUT AND DEFLATED THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, DOWN A SLIGHT HILL, AND CAME TO REST ON A SERVICE ROAD. RECORDED WINDS A ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF CORONADO WERE 260 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS, WITH GUSTS TO 24 KNOTS. UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, A 090 CROSSWIND EXISTED. THE COMPUTED CROSSWIND COMPONENT VARIED BETWEEN 8 KNOTS (9.2 MPH) AND 24 KNOTS (27.6 MPH). THE PILOT WAS ASKED TO SUBMIT AN ACCIDENT REPORT. HE IGNORED THE REQUEST. WHEN THE SECOND REQUEST WAS SENT TO THE PILOT HE REPLIED HE HAD NOT HAD AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT SINCE NO ONE WAS INJURED NOR DID THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BY YOUR DEFINITION SINCE THERE WAS PROP. COWLING, TIRE AND LANDING GEAR DAMAGE. ACCORDING TO AN FAA AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR ASSIGNED TO THE ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE. HE WENT TO THE ACCIDENT SITE AND CONSULTED WITH AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC. THEY BOTH EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE. THE NOSE WHEEL WAS BENT AFT AND THE FIREWALL WAS BUCKLED. THE LATTER DAMAGE CONSTITUTES SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS ADVISED OF THIS FINDING. THE PILOTS ACCIDENT REPORT WAS RECEIVED ON AUGUST 14, 1998. (-23) PILOT WAS LANDING AT CORONADO AIRPORT. WINDS WERE GUSTY AND VARIABLE OUT OF THE WEST. WINDS WOULD VARY FROM SLIGHTLY OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TO SLIGHTLY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST @ 20-25K. PILOT WAS LANDING TO THE NORTH AND THE WINDS WERE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT MID-FIELD. SKID MARKS WERE 75 YARDS ON RIGHT SIDE BEFORE THE LEFT SIDE TOUCHED. AIRCR AFT CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER 150 YARDS WITH THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. ONE PROP BLADE WAS BENT (NO POWER) NOSE GEAR AND FIREWALL DAMAGED.
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