# Accident 20020614012729A: Cessna TR182, Glenwood Spring, CO, June 14, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 14, 2002, 13:13 local time - Place: Glenwood Spring, CO - Airport: Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 39.5409° N, 107.3295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5409&lon=-107.3295&mi=10 - Aircraft: N333AJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333AJ-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182 - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 582 total, 174 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA054) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020614012729A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON JUNE 14, 2002, APPROXIMATELY 1325 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA TR182, N333AJ, OPERATED BY SIMON ACQUISITIONS LLC OF BOULDER, COLORADO, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING AND IMPACTED A TREE AT GLENWOOD SPRINGS AIRPORT, GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO. THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND HIS THREE PASSENGERS RECEIVED NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND ACTIVATED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LONGMONT, COLORADO AT 1125, AND ITS DESTINATION WAS GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD ABOUT 100 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 32. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED A FEW TIMES, THEN AND SWERVED LEFT INTO THE GRASS. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND, BUT THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT, SLID FOR ABOUT 200 FEET, HIT SOME CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, SPUN ANOTHER 90 DEGREES, AND CAME TO A HALT. (-23) THE PILOT APPROACHED THE GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO AIRPORT IN NEAR-CALM WIND CONDITIONS. THE LANDING WAS MADE NEAR THE THRESHOLD OF THE RUNWAY. THIS LANDING WAS HARD RESULTING IN HIGH BOUNCE. THEN, HITTING HARD AGAIN, BOUNCING AGAIN THEN HITTING HARD ONCE MORE. THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF RUNWAY INTO GRASS THEN ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. DURING THE ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TREE ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY, SPUN AROUND, HIT CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS FINALLY COMING TO REST. (.4) ON JUNE 14, 2002, APPROXIMATELY 1325 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA TR182, N333AJ, OPERATED BY SIMON ACQUISITIONS LLC OF BOULDER, COLORADO, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRPLANE MADE A HARD LANDING AND STRUCK A TREE AT GLENWOOD SPRINGS AIRPORT, GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO. THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED AND ACTIVATED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LONGMONT, COLORADO, AT 1125, AND ITS DESTINATION WAS GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO. ACCORDING TO HIS ACCIDENT REPORT, THE PIL OT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIRPORT'S RUNWAY LENGTH AND ELEVATION SO HE MAINTAINED A LOW APPROACH SPEED. AS THE AIRPLANE CAME OVER THE RUNWAY, AIRSPEED STARTED TO DECAY. THE PILOT SAID HE DIDN'T REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH, AND THE AIRPLANE MUSHED ONTO THE RUNWAY, BOUNCED HARD TWICE, AND DRIFTED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT THE LANDING, SO HE RAISED THE FLAPS, ENRICHED THE MIXTURE, AND ADDED FULL THROTTLE. THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF BUT ITS LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE, SPINNING THE AIRPLANE AROUND 90DEG REES. IT SLID 200 FEET, STRUCK SOME CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, SPUN AROUND AGAIN, AND CAME TO A HALT. WITNESSES CORROBORATED THE PILOT'S ACCOUNT, SAYING THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD ABOUT 100 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 32, BOUNCED A FEW TIMES, THEN SWERVED LEFT ONTO THE GRASS. THEY SAID THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE LANDING BUT, IN THE PROCESS, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE. THE AIRPLANE SLID FOR ABOUT 200 FEET BEFORE STRIKING SOME CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, RECORDED BY THE EAGLE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT'S AWOS (AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVATION STATION), LOCATED 22 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF GLENWOOD SPRINGS, WAS AS FOLLOWS: WIND,280 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS, GUSTS TO 31 KNOTS; VISIBILITY, GREATER THAN 10 STATUTE MILES; SKY CONDITION, CLEAR; TEMPERATURE, 82 DEGREES F. (28 DEGREES C); DEW POINT, 27 DEGREES F. (-3 DEGREES C.); ALTIMETER, 30.17. THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING WAS SHEARED OFF AND THE FUSELAGE WAS BUCKLED. ## 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 DEN02LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA054), Jun 14, 2002: Cessna TR182 (N333AJ), Glenwood Sprngs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree while conducting an aborted landing. Contributing factors were the pilot’s low approach airspeed, and his failure to maintain directional control… 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. 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