# Accident 20110129000599A: Cessna 182B, Meeker, CO, January 29, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2011, 11:00 local time
- Place: Meeker, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0425° N, 107.8847° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0425&lon=-107.8847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7199E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7199E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110129000599A

## Narrative

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

PARKED WITH NOSE HEADED NE  (SNOWBANK WAS AT ABOUT THE 8 O'CLOCK POSITION) TURNED LEFT TO TURN TOWARDS TAXIWAY.  PUT INPUTS IN TO STOP THE TURN AND FELT NO RESPONSE, USED BRAKE BUT APPARENTLY WAS TOO LATE.  STRUCK THE SNOWBANK DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND WINGTIP.

## 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 CEN11CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA170), Jan 29, 2011: Cessna 182 (N7199E), Meeker, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control while taxiing due to his improper seat position.

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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