20091031021379A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T182T · Fort Collins/L, CO · October 31, 2009

Date: October 31, 2009 · 18:45 local
Place: Fort Collins/L, CO
Airport: Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N652CP
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN10LA047
Reported as: Cessna T182T
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N652CPRegistered now · Cessna T182TS/N T18208652 · Built 2006 Airframe modelCessna T182T Engine modelLycoming TIO-540-AK1ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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On October 31, 2009 at approximately 1845 mountain daylight time, a single engine Cessna 182, N652CP was substantially damaged when it impacted a snow bank and experienced a hard landing. The pilot and flight instructor were practicing a no-flap simulated power-off landing. The aircraft was below the normal glide path for runway 15 at the fort Collins/Loveland airport. The aircraft impacted a snow bank prior to the runway threshold causing the aircraft to land hard on the runway surface, resulting in damage to the main landing gear and elevator.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 31, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1845 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A SINGLE ENGINE CESSNA 182, N652CP WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED A SNOW BANK AND EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING. THE PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE PRACTICING A NO-FLAP SIMULATED POWER-OFF LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BELOW THE NORMAL GLIDE PATH FOR RUNWAY 15 AT THE FORT COLLINS/LOVELAND AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A SNOW BANK PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND HARD ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND ELEVATOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN10LA047Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLoveland, COThe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during dusk light conditions, and his failure to execute a go-around.Nov 1, 2009 · Substantial damage