# NTSB DEN05CA067: Cessna 182M, N92112, Cortez, CO, April 8, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 8, 2005, 10:00 local (16:00 UTC) - Place: Cortez, CO - Coordinates: 37.303333, -108.628334 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3033&lon=-108.6283&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 7, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Field Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 61285 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN05CA067 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61285/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA067 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing flare. Contributing factors include the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision making, the crosswind and the gusty surface winds. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight encounter with weather, landing - flare/touchdown - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - in-flight planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor) - terrain condition - runway ## Analysis The pilot encountered windshear during the landing flare to runway 21. The pilot reported that he added power as he descended; however, the airplane continued to descend "rapidly." The airplane impacted the runway, bounced several times, and departed the runway to the right. During the impact, the nose landing gear assembly collapsed and the propeller struck the runway, causing substantial damage. An examination of the airplanes systems revealed no anomalies. According to the METAR (routine aviation weather report) the winds at the time of the accident were reported as 170 degrees at 19 knots with gusts to 25 knots. The crosswind component calculated for the time of the accident ranged from 12 to 16 knots. ## Factual narrative On April 8, 2005, approximately 1000 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182M, N92112, piloted by a private pilot was substantially damaged when it impacted the runway during the landing flare at Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ), Cortez, Colorado. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The business flight was being operated on a visual flight rules flight plan, under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot and his three passengers reported no injuries. The cross-country flight departed Scottsdale, Arizona, approximately 0810. According to the accident report submitted by the pilot, he encountered windshear during the landing flare to runway 21. The pilot reported that he added power as he descended; however, the airplane continued to descend "rapidly." The airplane impacted the runway, bounced several times, and departed the runway to the right. During the impact, the nose landing gear assembly collapsed and the propeller struck the runway. Further examination revealed that the firewall was wrinkled. An examination of the airplane's systems revealed no anomalies. According to the CEZ METAR (routine aviation weather report) the winds at the time of the accident were reported as 170 degrees at 19 knots with gusts to 25 knots. The crosswind component calculated for the time of the accident ranged from 12 to 16 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N92112](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92112), registered now, S/N 18260049, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182M - Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18260049 - Airframe hours: 4973 - Engines: Continental O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Registered owner: Paloma Medical Consultants Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 1, 2004, 30 hours before - Departed: SDL, SCOTTSDALE, AZ - Destination: CEZ, Cortez, CO - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: CEZ, Cortez-Montezuma County, runway 21, 7,205 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review July 16, 2004; seat: left; flight hours: 1,124 total, 767 in this make and model, 984 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 19 knots, gusting 25 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 23 °F - Altimeter: 29.70 inHg - Observed at: CEZ, 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 20050408004149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050408004149A), Apr 8, 2005: Cessna 182M, Cortez, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Upon arrival in the vicinity of cez the automated weather was reporting winds 150 at 19 knots gusting to 25 knots. The pilot states that in his… 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.