# Accident 19990301001949A: Cessna 185, Durango, CO, March 1, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1999
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Durango-La Plata County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2696° N, 107.8805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2696&lon=-107.8805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9823X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9823X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185 (registry code 2072802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990301001949A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, AND THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED ON THE RWY AFTER LANDING AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (.19) ON MARCH 1, 1999, AT 1602 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, CESSNA 185, N9823X, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING LANDING ROLL AT THE DURANGO-LA PLATA COUNTY AIRPORT, DURANGO, COLORADO. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ABOARD, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DURANGO APPROXIMATELY 1545. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE HAD INTENDED TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS, AND THIS WAS HIS FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT. HE SAID THE WIND WAS BETWEEN 230 AND 250 DEGREES AND BETWEEN 12 AND 18 MPH AS HE APPROACHED RUNWAY 20. DESPITE HOLDING FULL LEFT RUDDER DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT.

## 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 DEN99LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA045), Mar 1, 1999: Cessna 185 (N9823X), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and inadvertently allowing the airplane to ground loop. Factors were gusty crosswind conditions, pertinent crosswind information not made available…

## Other reports on N9823X (3)

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

- [Incident 20020113036059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020113036059I), Jan 13, 2002: Cessna 185 (N9823X), Chama, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On January 13, 2003 at 1600 MST a Cessna 185 registered to richard d. jay flipped over landing on a snow covered runway at Chama airport, Chama new…
- [Accident 19920613019979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920613019979A), Jun 13, 1992: Cessna 185 (N9823X), Durango, CO, Substantial damage. High and fast. Landed long. Hit brakes hard to prevent overrun. Locked mains and flipped over.
- [Accident 19890816027749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890816027749A), Aug 16, 1989: Cessna 185 (N9823X), Durango, CO, Substantial damage. Lost control and ground looped trying to land in a strong crosswind.

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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