- Date
- July 26, 2007, 11:08 local (17:08 UTC)
- Place
- Grand Junction, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1049VCessna 182T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA Flight Standards District Office
- FAA report
- 20070726013259A
- Case key
- 66319
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the pilot, he was landing when the airplane went "hard" to the right, due to the wind. The pilot added power to "stabilize" the airplane; however, he "lost control" and the airplane rolled to the left. Several witnesses stated that the airplane became airborne momentarily and then impacted the terrain to the south side of the runway, in a nose down attitude. The airplane was substantially damaged. An examination of the airplane's systems, revealed no anomalies. Winds at the time of the accident were reported as variable at 3 knots.
Factual narrative
According to a telephone conversation with the pilot, he was attempting to land on runway 29 (10,501 feet by 150 feet, asphalt). The pilot stated that the main landing gear contacted the ground and then the airplane went "hard" to the right, due to the wind. In a written statement submitted by the pilot, he stated that he added power to "stabilize" the airplane; however, he "lost control" and the airplane rolled to the left. Several witnesses stated that the airplane became airborne momentarily and then impacted the terrain to the south side of the runway, in a nose down attitude.
According to FAA inspectors who examined the airplane, the right rear fuselage skin was "dented in" and wrinkled, and the fuselage skin, aft of the firewall was wrinkled. Approximately 3 feet of the outboard wing was bent up approximately 15 degrees. An examination of the airplane's systems, conducted by the FAA, revealed no anomalies. The Grand Junction Airport automated weather observation station reported winds at the time of the accident as variable at 3 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1049V
- Reported as
- Cessna 182T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18281568
- Airframe hours
- 847
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- ISO Aviation LLC
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 2007
- Departed
- ASE · Aspen, CO
- Destination
- GJT · Grand Junction, CO
- Airport
- GJT · Walker Field, runway 29, 10,501 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- July 1, 2007
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 195 total · 43 in this make and model · 152 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 16 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.11 inHg
- Observed at
- KGJT, 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.