# Accident 19980803019769A: Cessna 182R, Denver, CO, August 3, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1998, 14:55 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Front Range Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7509° N, 104.6000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7509&lon=-104.6000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5099E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5099E-2014-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,505 total, 960 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980803019769A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LANDED TOO FAST, MISSED A TURN WHILE TAXIING WENT DOWN AN EMBAKNMENT, AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH. (.4)THE PILOT WAS 40 MILES FROM THE INTENDED DESTINATION WHEN A LEVEL 6 THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED TO BE OVER THE AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF ESTIMATED ARRIVAL, AND HE DIVERTED TO ANOTHER AIRPORT.  HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 35 AND EXITED THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE TAXIWAY OVER TO THE TERMINAL APPEARED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES AWAY, AND IN ORDER TO SAVE TIME, HE TAXIED AT A SPEED OF 25 TO 30 MPH.  THERE WAS A RISE IN THE TAXIWAY, AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE RIGHT TAXIWAY EXIT IN ENOUGH TIME TO SLOW HIS TAXI SPEED IN ORDER TO EXECUTE A RIGHT TURN.  AS A RESULT, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE TAXIWAY, AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH WEST OF THE TAXIWAY, APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET BELOW THE TAXIWAY PAVEMENT.                                        (-23)^PRIVACY DAT^ WAS TAXING WESTBOUND ON THE TAXIWAY AT THE NORTH END OF RUNWAY 35 AT FRONT RANGE AIRPORT.  THE TAXI SPEED WAS TOO FAST TO STOP OR MAKE THE TURN AT THE END OF THE TAXIWAY AND RAN THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND INTO A PLOWED FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL 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 FTW98LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA343), Aug 3, 1998: Cessna 182R (N5099E), Watkins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control during taxi due to excessive taxi speed.

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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