# Accident 20030405004789A: Cessna 182G, Truth Or Conseq, NM, April 5, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2003, 15:30 local time
- Place: Truth Or Conseq, NM
- Airport: Truth Or Conseqences Municipal Arp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1306° N, 107.2394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1306&lon=-107.2394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3749U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,028 total, 400 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030405004789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 5, 2003 AT 1530 MST, A CESSNA 182, N3749U, REGISTERED TO PAUL R. DILGER, VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 31 AT TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BELEN, NM AT 1430 MST.

## 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 DEN03LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA064), Apr 5, 2003: Cessna 182G (N3749U), Truth or Conseq, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll which resulted in impact with terrain. Contributing factors include, the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision making,…

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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