# NTSB DEN91LA081: Cessna 182P, N8494M, Santa Fe, NM, June 8, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 8, 1991, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Coordinates: 35.739822, -105.860923 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7398&lon=-105.8609&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 18096
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN91LA081
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/18096/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA081

## Probable cause

THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE FLARE DURING LANDING.

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload

## Analysis

DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING, THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE HEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING FLARE, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING.  THE NOSE GEAR SUBSEQUENTLY SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8494M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8494M), registered now, S/N 18264630, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18264630
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-S 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Capital Aviation
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: SAF, Santa Fe Municipal, runway 15, 6,304 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 98 total, 7 in this make and model, 39 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 140° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F

## 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 19910608020609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910608020609A), Jun 8, 1991: Cessna 182P, Santa Fe, NM, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Blamed wind gust but none reported.

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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