# Accident 19980414010329A: Cessna 182N, Albuquerque, NM, April 14, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 14, 1998, 15:20 local time - Place: Albuquerque, NM - Airport: Coronado Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.1804° N, 106.5902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1804&lon=-106.5902&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9008G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9008G-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N - Reported engine: CONT O470R - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 154 total, 20 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA184) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980414010329A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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. ## 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 FTW98LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA184), Apr 14, 1998: Cessna 182N (N9008G), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing, resulting in an overrun, and his exceeding the airplane's maximum crosswind component. A factor was the gusty crosswind. ## Other reports on N9008G (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20080412014079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080412014079A), Apr 12, 2008: Cessna 182N (N9008G), Amarillo, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On April 12, 2008, the pilot and two occupants of N9008G, a Cessna 182N, departed sunray airport (X43) to Tradewind Airport (tdw). The aircraft was VFR… - [Incident 19820411018309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820411018309I), Apr 11, 1982: Cessna 182N (N9008G), Post, TX, Minor damage. Wind gust caused loss of control near end of landing roll. Ran off runway into a ditch. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.