# NTSB FTW95LA229: Cessna 182K, N2788Q, Alamosa, CO, June 2, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 2, 1995, 14:46 local (20:46 UTC) - Place: Alamosa, CO - Coordinates: 37.459861, -105.870819 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4599&lon=-105.8708&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 19, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 19442 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW95LA229 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/19442/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA229 ## Probable cause FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL, WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND SWERVE AND COLLISION WITH A TAXIWAY SIGN. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE (GUSTY/QUARTERING) WIND CONDITION, AND THE TAXIWAY SIGN'S LACK OF FRANGIBILITY. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - airport sign/marker (contributing factor) - airport facilities,taxiway marking - lack of frangibility (contributing factor) ## Analysis THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 20 WITH A WIND FROM 180 DEGREES AT 22 GUSTING 25 KNOTS. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE DOWNWIND SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A NON-FRANGIBLE TAXIWAY SIGN. THE CROSSWIND COMPONENT WAS WITHIN THE DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND ENVELOPE. ## Factual narrative On June 2, 1995, at 1446 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182K, N2788Q, went off the side of the runway during landing roll at Alamosa, Colorado. The two occupants were not injured and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for this personal flight and a VFR flight plan was filed. The flight had departed Las Cruces, New Mexico, at 1215. According to the pilot, he landed with a 20 degree crosswind at 22 knots with gusts to 25 knots and drifted to the right during the landing roll. As the aircraft departed the right side of the runway it struck a non frangible taxiway sign. The ninety degree crosswind component was 12 knots. This crosswind component is within the demonstrated crosswind capability as listed in the aircraft operating manual. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2788Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2788Q), registered now, S/N 18257988, built 1967 (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-470R](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470r) (registry code 17071, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18257988 - Airframe hours: 5185 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 225 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: John A. Darden - Registered owner: West Mesa Flying Association - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, January 1, 1995, 80 hours before - Departed: LRU, LAS CRUCES, NM - Destination: ALS - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: ALS, Alamosa Municipal, runway 20, 7,500 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 263 total, 12 in this make and model, 183 as pilot in command, 39 in the last 90 days, 18 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 22 knots, gusting 25 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 9,000 ft broken - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 34 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: ALS, 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 19950602048529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950602048529A), Jun 2, 1995: Cessna 182K, Alamosa, CO, Substantial damage. (-16) On June 2, 1995, at 1446 MDT, a Cessna 182K, N2788Q, went off the side of the runway during landing roll at Alamosa, Colorado, the two occupants were not… ## Other investigations on N2788Q (2) 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. - [NTSB NYC68D0463](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0463), Feb 27, 1968: Cessna 182 (N2788Q), Northampton, MA, substantial damage - [NTSB NYC68D0061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0061), Jul 22, 1967: Cessna 180 (N2788Q), Bedford, MA, substantial damage 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. 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