# NTSB FTW97LA047: Cessna 182E, N3293Y, Alamosa, CO, November 12, 1996

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 12, 1996, 00:00 local (07:00 UTC)
- Place: Alamosa, CO
- Coordinates: 37.460308, -105.869812 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4603&lon=-105.8698&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1997
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 20116
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW97LA047
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/20116/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA047

## Probable cause

aircraft damage for undetermined rteasons.

## Sequence of events

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

- Miscellaneous/other, unknown
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)

## Analysis

During the annual inspection of the aircraft, substantial damage to the nose landing gear and firewall was discovered. The owner/pilot said that she did not know when, where or how the damage occurred.

## Factual narrative

On November 15, 1996, the Denver Field Office of the National Transportation Safety Board was notified by the owner/operator of N3293Y, a Cessna 182E, that substantial damage had been discovered while the airplane was undergoing an annual inspection. The nose landing gear and firewall were buckled.

The pilot/owner stated she did not know when the damage occurred. The last flight occurred on November 12, 1996, during a cross country flight from Englewood, Colorado, to Alamosa, Colorado.  The airplane is exclusively used by the pilot and her husband, who is also a pilot. The pilot stated in her written report that she did not know when, where, or how the damage occurred.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3293Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3293Y), registered now, S/N 18254293 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 182E
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18254293
- Airframe hours: 4208
- Engines: Continental 470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Karen & Larry Holder
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 14, 1995, 208 hours before
- Departed: APA, ENGLEWOOD, CO
- Destination: ALS
- Airport: ALS, San Luis Valley Regional, runway 20, 8,800 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 101 total, 101 in this make and model, 101 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## Other investigations on N3293Y (1)

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 CEN21LA458](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA458), Sep 26, 2021: Cessna 182E (N3293Y), Troup, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a variable gusting wind and his decision not to perform a go-around that resulted an overrun and impact with a fence and trees.

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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