# Incident 19990505036649I: Cessna R182, Durango, CO, May 5, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1999, 16:00 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Durango-La Plata County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1515° N, 107.7538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DURANGO-LA PLATA COUNTY (DRO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1515&lon=-107.7538&mi=10
- Aircraft: N182BG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N182BG-2002-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 100 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990505036649I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT HIT BY SUDDEN GUSTY CROSSWIND DURING LANDING ROLL CAUSING WING TO COME UP AND RESULTING IN PROP STRIKE BUT DID NOT HIT WING AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED.  INSTRUCTOR PILOT REPORTED THAT A SIMILAR INCIDENT HAPPENED TO THE SAME AIRCRAFT A MONTH EARLIER.  HE STATED THAT AIRCRAFT FELT "A LITTLE SQUIRRELY" BUT WAS UNSURE OF THE REASON.  HE HAD ALSO FLOWN TWICE BEFORE ON THIS DAY IN TWO OTHER AIRCRAFT AND HAD NO PROBLEMS - EVEN IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.  WILL HAVE POI (CAWTHRA) FOLLOW-UP AND SEE IF AIRCRAFT HAS ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS.

## Other reports on N182BG (2)

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

- [Accident 20001010015849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001010015849A), Oct 10, 2000: Cessna R182 (N182BG), Grants, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) 135 Operator, durango flying service, CE-R182, departed durango, CO. Under IFR conditions, VFR flight plan to albuquerque, NM, with two stops enroute,…
- [Incident 19971218041369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971218041369I), Dec 18, 1997: Cessna R182 (N182BG), Durango, CO, Minor damage. Unsafe gear indication during attempted landing. Initiated fly. By appeared down. Collapsed on subsequent attempt. (-23) unsafe gear down indication during…

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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