# Accident 20020721021829A: Cessna 182R, Denver, CO, July 21, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2002, 15:38 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5700° N, 104.8492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5700&lon=-104.8492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6271N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6271N-2018-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T182 (registry code 2072736, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02TA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02TA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020721021829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE SECOND PILOT WAS MAKING A SIMULATED ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35R AT APA. SECOND PILOT REMOVED THE INSTRUMENT HOOD AT 300 FT AGL-REPORTED RUNWAY IN SIGHT. AIR SPEED ALT. AND PITCH ANGLE WERE GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD BOUNCED AND BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. PILOT ADDED POWER AND ASKED THE OTHER PILOT TO TAKE CONTROL. THE OTHER PILOT FLEW THE AIRCRAFT BACK TOWARDS THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE AND L/H MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE COLLAPSED AS A RESULT OF THE INITIAL HARD TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 DEN02TA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02TA078), Jul 21, 2002: Cessna 182R (N6271N), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's improper flare resulting in a hard landing. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper remedial action, and the second pilot's inadequate monitoring of the flight.

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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