# NTSB DEN80FTE13: Cessna 182, N2191G, Gunnison, CO, December 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1979
- Place: Gunnison, CO · GUNNISON, CO
- Location: 38.5480° N, 106.9246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gunnison, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5480&lon=-106.9246&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132936
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTE13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3015  79/12/15 NR.GUNNISON,CO        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1445                    N2191G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GUNNISON COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FIRST SOLO LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2191G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2191G-1982-03-01), registration cancelled 1982-03-01, S/N 51491 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Gunnison County

## 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 19791215035679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791215035679A), Dec 15, 1979: Cessna 182, Gunniston, CO, Destroyed. Student pilot on first solo failed to flare aircraft. Landed hard and short of the 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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