# Accident 20040421007069A: Cessna 182K, Durango, CO, April 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2004, 17:10 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Durango-La Plata County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1517° N, 107.7533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1517&lon=-107.7533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2861R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2861R-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 615 total, 83 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040421007069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED GUST FRONT WHICH CAUSED IT TO DRIFT LEFT FROM RUNWAY INTO SOFT DIRT ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. NOSE GEAR SUNK INTO SOFT DIRT CAUSING IT TO BUCKLE AND TEAR FREE FROM FIRE WALL. LEFT WING WAS BUCKLED SLIGHT FROM CONTACTING GROUND. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE TO AIRPORT.

## 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 DEN04CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA066), Apr 21, 2004: Cessna 182K (N2861R), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and decision making. Contributing factors include the crosswind and the crosswind component exceeded.

## Other reports on N2861R (1)

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

- [Accident 20160228021069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160228021069A), Feb 28, 2016: Cessna 182K (N2861R), Gainesville, FL, Substantial damage. While on approach passing thru 2000 feet for landing on runway 07 at gnv airport the engine began to run 'rough'. The pilot enrichened the mixture with no help…

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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