# NTSB DEN04CA066: Cessna 182K, N2861R, Durango, CO, April 21, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 21, 2004, 17:10 local (23:10 UTC) - Place: Durango, CO - Coordinates: 37.151668, -107.753334 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1517&lon=-107.7533&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 30, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 59100 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN04CA066 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59100/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA066 ## Probable cause the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and decision making. Contributing factors include the crosswind and the crosswind component exceeded. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - crosswind component - exceeded (contributing factor) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - in-flight planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - soft - Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll ## Analysis During the landing on runway 20, the pilot encountered a gust of wind, drifting the airplane to the left and off of the runway. During the ground roll, the nose wheel stuck in the soft dirt, tearing the nose wheel off and tipping the airplane onto the left wing. substantially damaging the airplane. At 1653 the METAR (Routine Aviation Weather) reported the winds as 280 degrees at 13 knots with gusts to 22 knots. At 1707, a peak wind of 270 degrees at 30 knots was recorded. According to the Cessna Information Manual for the C182, the maximum demonstrated crosswind component is 18 knots. The calculated crosswind component varied from 12 knots to 29 knots. ## Factual narrative On April 21, 2004, at approximately 1710 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182K, N2861R, was substantially damaged during the landing roll at Durango-La Plata Airport, Durango, Colorado. The private pilot, the sole occupant on board, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan had been filed for the cross-country flight being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight departed Ramona, California, at 1400. According to the pilot, during the landing on runway 20, he encountered a gust of wind, causing the airplane to drift left off of the runway. During the ground roll, the nose wheel stuck in the soft dirt, tearing the nose wheel off and tipping the airplane onto the left wing. The left wing tip was crushed, the main carry-through spar was bent and the firewall was wrinkled. At 1653 the METAR (Routine Aviation Weather) reported the winds as 280 degrees at 13 knots with gusts to 22 knots. At 1707, a peak wind of 270 degrees at 30 knots was recorded. According to the Cessna Information Manual for the C182, the maximum demonstrated crosswind component is 18 knots. The calculated crosswind component varied from 12 knots to 29 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2861R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2861R-2018-03-13), registration cancelled 2018-03-13, S/N 18258461, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182K - Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18258461 - Airframe hours: 2537 - Engines: Continental IO-550-D 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Robert E. Wolff - Registered owner: Hinnen James E. Trustee - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 24, 2003, 109 hours before - Departed: RMN, Ramona, CA - Destination: DRO, Durango, CO - Airport: DRO, Durango La Plata County, runway 20, 9,201 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review January 1, 2004; seat: left; flight hours: 616 total, 83 in this make and model, 541 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 280° at 13 knots, gusting 22 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft broken - Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 21 °F - Altimeter: 29.78 inHg - Observed at: DRO, 1 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20040421007069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040421007069A), Apr 21, 2004: Cessna 182K, Durango, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft encountered gust front which caused it to drift left from runway into soft dirt on the side of the runway. Nose gear sunk into soft dirt causing… ## Other investigations on N2861R (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 ERA16LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA114), Feb 28, 2016: Cessna 182 (N2861R), Gainesville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the engine crankshaft near the Nos. 4 and 5 crankshaft journals due to oil starvation. The reason for the oil starvation could not be determined during postaccident examination. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.