# Accident 20050408004149A: Cessna 182M, Cortez, CO, April 8, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2005, 09:00 local time
- Place: Cortez, CO
- Airport: Cortez-Montezuma County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3033° N, 108.6283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3033&lon=-108.6283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92112, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 950 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050408004149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON ARRIVAL IN THE VICINITY OF CEZ THE AUTOMATED WEATHER WAS REPORTING WINDS 150 AT 19 KNOTS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS. THE PILOT STATES THAT IN HIS ESTIMATION THE WINDS WERE SIGNIFICANTLY STRONGER AND MORE GUSTY. THE PILOT REPORTS THAT DURING THE LANDING TO RWY 21 AT ABOUT 10' DURING THE FLARE, HE EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT WIND SHEAR, LANDED HARD, BOUNCED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RWY 21. THE LOCAL FBO, ^PRIVACY DA^, A&P, INSPECTED THE DAMAGE AND REPORTS THE NOSE GEAR IS COLLAPSED, FIREWALL IS DAMAGED AND THE PROP IS DAMAGED. IN THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE PILOT IS NOT CLAIMING ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE IT WAS DETERMINED AN ON SITE INVESTIGATION WOULD NOT BE COST EFFECTIVE.

## 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 DEN05CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA067), Apr 8, 2005: Cessna 182M (N92112), Cortez, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing flare. Contributing factors include the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision making, the crosswind and the gusty surface…

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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