# Accident 20020719020139A: Cessna 190, Albuquerque, NM, July 19, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 19, 2002, 11:10 local time - Place: Albuquerque, NM - Airport: Albuquerque International Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.0403° N, 106.6092° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0403&lon=-106.6092&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9854A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9854A) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 190 (registry code 2072902, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-190) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 190 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA212) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020719020139A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON JULY 19, 2002, AT 1110 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 190, SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N9854A, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING AT THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL SUNPORT AIRPORT, AT ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED PRESCOTT, ARIZONA, APPROXIMATELY 0800. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS STRUCK BY A WIND FROM THE RIGHT DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON RUNWAY 8. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED, TRAVELED TO THE LEFT, AND THEN ROLLED ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE WEATHER OBSERVATION FACILITY AT ALBUQUERQUE REPORTED THE WIND WAS FROM 230 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS AND VARIABLE FROM 180 DEGREES TO 230 DEGREES. THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, FOUND THE AIRPLANE RESTING AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAYS 08/26 AND 17/35. THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE WAS CRUSHED AFT AND FIVE OF THE SUPPORT RIBS SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT SPRING WAS SHEARED. (-23) ON 7/19/02, APPROXIMATELY 1107 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A MODEL CESSNA 190, N9854A, OWNED AND AOPERATED BY MR MARTIN MADDEN, 6770 BALCOM CANYON ROAD, SOMIS, CA 93066, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AFTER A CROSSWIND LANDING ON RUNWAY 08 AT THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL SUNPORT [ABQ], ALBUQUERQUE, NM. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH AIRPLANE, SINGLE, & MULTIENGINE, LAND RATING(S). NEITHER THE PILOT NOR HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED ANY INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY PLEASURE FLIGHT, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM PRESCOTT, AZ [PRC], APPROXIMATELY 0800 LOCAL TIME. MR MADDEN STATEDTHAT DURING HIS ORIGINAL CALL TO THE ABQ AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER [ATCT] HE WAS INFORMED THE ABQ WINDS WERE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 7 TO 10 KNOTS. AT THAT TIME, ABQ ATCT WAS CONDUCTING APPROACHES TO RUNWAYS 03 AND 08. MR. MADDEN OPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 08. HE STATED HE PERFORMED A FULL STALL LANDING AND WAS ROLLING OUT [WITH THE AIRCRAFT ON THE TAILWHEEL] WHEN HE FELT A GUS T OF WIND HIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS TOWARD THE LEFT [DOWNWIND] SIDE OF RUNWAY 08. MR.MADDEN APPLIED FULL FLIGHT CONTROLS TO COUNTERACT THE WIND, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLIDE TO THE LEFT UNTIL THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SPRING [WITTMAN GEAR] FAILED, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SLIDE TO A STOP ON THE LEFT WING AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, MAIN LANDING GEAR, TAILWHEEL AND COWLING. ## 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 FTW02LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA212), Jul 19, 2002: Cessna 190 (N9854A), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A contributing factor was the crosswind. ## Other reports on N9854A (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19840514017929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840514017929A), May 14, 1984: Cessna 190 (N9854A), St Anne, IL, Substantial damage. Fluid trapped in wrinkles on bottom of fuel tank was mixture of fuel and water. Engine hesitation during takeoff. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.