Cessna 182B N7289E

Summary

On 7 July 1999 at about 22:50 local time, a Cessna 182B registered N7289E was involved in an accident near Watkins, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 July 1999 at 22:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Watkins, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Front Range Airport (FTG)

Coordinates

39.7493, -104.5995

Aircraft

Cessna 182B

Registration

N7289E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Valentine → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN99LA116

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing roll. A related factor was the gusty quartering tailwind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was making a crosswind landing on runway 26 'for practice.' During rollout, the aircraft skidded off the left side of the runway east for 30 feet, then nosed over. The aircraft sustained damage to the vertical stabilizer, right wing, and propeller. Winds recorded at the nearest official weather reporting facility, located 7.2 nm to the northwest, were from 150 degrees at 18 knots, with gusts to 24 knots. According to the Cessna Aircraft Corporation, neither the Cessna 182 nor the 180 (the converted tail wheel conversion) 1959 models of the Airplane Flight Manuals have demonstrated crosswind component charts, nor was it required for FAA certification.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.