# NTSB DEN79DTE73: Cessna 182, N9020T, Frederick, CO, August 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1979
- Place: Frederick, CO · FREDERICK, CO
- Location: 40.1059° N, 104.9745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frederick, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1059&lon=-104.9745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135151
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DTE73
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE73

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1527  79/8/12    FREDERICK,CO        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 123
        TIME - 1210                    N9020T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREDERICK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANITA,UT                   FREDERICK,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9020T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9020T-2013-05-17), registration cancelled 2013-05-17, S/N 52920, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Frederick

## 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 19790812017939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790812017939A), Aug 12, 1979: Cessna 182, Frederick, CO, Substantial damage. Landed acft not aligned with runway. Bounced, nose high, acft stalled, hit nose first.

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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