# Accident 20001213027069A: Cessna R182, Denver, CO, December 13, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2000, 11:58 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Jeffco Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9401° N, 105.0593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9401&lon=-105.0593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2386C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2386C) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001213027069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS WAS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FOR MR. O'BYRNE. THE NTSB CONFIRMED MY FINDING IN THEIR REPORT, WHICH STATED: WITNESSES REPORTED THAT "THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 40-50 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WHEN IT CAME DOWN LIKE AN ELEVATOR. THE NOSE PITCHED UP AND THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT REPORTED THAT THE "WINDS WERE SHIFTING DIRECTIONS" BUT THAT THE STUDENT HAD PROPER WIND CORRECTION AND THE ALNDING WAS "WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS", THE SINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE 160 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS. THE CERTIFICATED STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LANDING WAS NOT PARTICULARLY HARD, BUT THAT THE NOSE WHEEL MAY HAVE TOUCHED AT THE SAME TIME OR A LITTLE BEFORE THE BACK WHEELS.

## 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 DEN01LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA031), Dec 13, 2000: Cessna R182 (N2386C), Broomfield, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the dual student, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors were the dual student flaring the airplane prematurely, resulting in an…

## Other reports on N2386C (1)

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

- [Accident 19840918051729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840918051729A), Sep 18, 1984: Cessna R182 (N2386C), Mountain Home, ID, Substantial damage. Landed on a road and struck a fence gate on the rollout. Pilot stated he forgot the gate was there.

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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