# Incident 20020113036059I: Cessna 185, Chama, NM, January 13, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2002, 16:00 local time
- Place: Chama, NM
- Airport: Chama Land & Cattle Co Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8901° N, 106.5842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chama, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8901&lon=-106.5842&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
- Pilot flight hours: 2,450 total, 400 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020113036059I

## Narrative

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

(-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 MEXICO, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, ON JANUARY 13, 2003 AT 1520 MST.

## Other reports on N9823X (3)

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

- [Accident 19990301001949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990301001949A), Mar 1, 1999: Cessna 185 (N9823X), Durango, CO, Substantial damage. 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…
- [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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