# Accident 20130421006869A: Cessna T182T, Colorado Spring, CO, April 21, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2013, 13:44 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8056° N, 104.7006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8056&lon=-104.7006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N538MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N538MA-2021-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T182T (registry code 2072738, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T182T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 20 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130421006869A

## Narrative

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

ON 04-21-2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 1344 HRS A CESSNA T182 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT COLORADO SPRINGS AIRPORT (KCOS). PILOT ON BOARD WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT WITH NO INJURIES. WEATHER WAS VFR.

## 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 CEN13CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA236), Apr 21, 2013: Cessna T182T (N538MA), Colorado Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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