# NTSB DEN77DTE03: Cessna 182K, N2578Q, Pagosa Spgs, CO, October 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1976
- Place: Pagosa Spgs, CO · PAGOSA SPGS, CO
- Location: 37.2634° N, 107.0035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pagosa Springs, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2634&lon=-107.0035&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155887
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77DTE03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTE03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3307   76/10/3   PAGOSA SPGS,CO      CESSNA 182K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 153
        TIME - 1615                    N2578Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEVENS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAGOSA SPGS,CO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           65                                                      270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- MAX WIND GUST NOT REPORTED.RUNWAY HAS HILLS AND TREES EACH SIDE OF LDG ZONE.WIND CURRENTS IN AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2578Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2578Q-2022-01-07), registration cancelled 2022-01-07, S/N 18257778, built 1966 (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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stevens Field

## 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 19761003033149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761003033149A), Oct 3, 1976: Cessna 182K, Pagosa Spgs, CO, Substantial damage. Max wind gust not reported. Runway has hills and trees each side of ldg zone. Wind currents in area.

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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