# Accident 20191111020689A: Cessna 182M, San Luis, CO, November 11, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2019, 17:05 local time
- Place: San Luis, CO
- Airport: Melby Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0650° N, 105.4636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0650&lon=-105.4636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91846, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91846) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,770 total, 2,650 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191111020689A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 11/11/2019 AT 17:05. WINDS WERE CALM TO LIGHT FROM THE WEST. RUNWAY 3/21 ASCENDS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AND IS AN UNATTENDED AND UNLIGHTED PRIVATE DIRT STRIP. DURING APPROACH TO RWY 21 TO LAND AT 75 KTS, AIRCRAFT FRONT LANDING GEAR AND NOSE CONTACTED THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED TAIL-OVER-NOSE AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE-DOWN ON THE EAST BOUNDARY OF RWY 21 ON AN ESTIMATED HEADING OF 350 DEGREES TOWARDS THE APPROACH END. PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER EXITED AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES REPORTED AND NO POST CRASH FIRE OCCURRED. PILOT STATED THAT FLAT LIGHT CONDITIONS CAUSED HIM TO MISJUDGE HEIGHT ABOVE GROUND AND HIS POSITION ALONG THE RUNWAY.

## 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 GAA20CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA071), Nov 12, 2019: Cessna 182 (N91846), San Luis, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper pitch attitude during landing on rising terrain in flat light conditions, which resulted in a hard 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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