# NTSB DEN07CA128: Cessna 182T, N1049V, Grand Junction, CO, July 26, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: July 26, 2007, 11:08 local (17:08 UTC)
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Coordinates: 39.125831, -108.533332
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1258&lon=-108.5333&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 2007
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 66319
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN07CA128
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66319/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA128

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - ground

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1049V-2012-02-01), registration cancelled 2012-02-01, S/N 18281568, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 182T
- Registry model: [Cessna 182T](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182t) (registry code 2072703) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ab1a5) (registry code 41808, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18281568
- Airframe hours: 847
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; injuries: none; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20070726013259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070726013259A), Jul 26, 2007: Cessna 182T, Junction, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 26, 2007 aircraft N1049V piloted by [privacy data omitted] attempted a landing at grand Junction regional, grand Junction, colo (kgjt) on runway…

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.

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