# Accident 19990707008469A: Cessna 182B, Denver, CO, July 7, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1999, 16:50 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Front Range Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7493° N, 104.5995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7493&lon=-104.5995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7289E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7289E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990707008469A

## Narrative

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

ACFT GROUND-LOOPED AND FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)PILOT LANDED AT FRONT RANGE AIRPORT (FTG) ON RUNWAY 26 WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND FROM 160 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS, WITH GUSTS TO 22 KNOTS.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 DEN99LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA116), Jul 7, 1999: Cessna 182B (N7289E), Watkins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing roll. A related factor was the gusty quartering tailwind.

## Other reports on N7289E (1)

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

- [Accident 19730618015629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730618015629A), Jun 18, 1973: Cessna 182B (N7289E), Dunsmuir, CA, Substantial damage. Plt 1st tkof with load of pax at high density alt and an up slopng rwy with a cliff at the end.

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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