# Accident 20091031021379A: Cessna T182T, Fort Collins/L, CO, October 31, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2009, 18:45 local time
- Place: Fort Collins/L, CO
- Airport: Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4519° N, 105.0114° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4519&lon=-105.0114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N652CP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N652CP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T182T (registry code 2072738, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A (registry code 42005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ak1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T182T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091031021379A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN10LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA047), Nov 1, 2009: Cessna T182T (N652CP), Loveland, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during dusk light conditions, and his failure to execute a go-around.

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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