Cessna TR182 accident near Englewood, Colorado, October 1, 2024
On October 1, 2024 at about 9:13 pm local time, a 1979 Cessna TR182, registered N756JY, was substantially damaged in an accident near Englewood, Colorado (Centennial Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The collapse of the right main landing gear during landing rollout.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 1, 2024 · about 9:13 pm local time
- Place
- Englewood, Colorado · Centennial Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna TR182, built 1979 · all TR182s on the register
- Registration
- N756JY · registry record · serial R18201088
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
After an uneventful flight, the pilot configured the airplane for landing. The cockpit landing gear annunciator light indicated green. During the landing, the airplane bounced once and then settled back onto the runway. The airplane rolled out a few seconds, and the pilot noticed some wobbling, after which, the right wing slowly started to drop down. The pilot thought that he had a flat tire and tried to hold up the right wing with ailerons and started to brake. The airplane veered off the right side of the runway, resulting in substantial damage to the right horizontal stabilizer. After the accident the landing gear was cycled several times. During the test, the landing gear extended and retracted normally. No mechanical anomalies were found with the landing gear system or the cockpit annunciator light.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- 552094 during descent - emergency
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Landing gear system › (general) › Unknown/Not determined
Pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, none, helicopter, none
- Flight time: 5,427 hours in all; 182 in this make and model
- Last flight review: October 31, 2022
- Medical certificate: unknown
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,445 hours
- Last inspection: type not recorded, August 5, 2024
- Maximum gross weight: 3,112 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming O-540-L-3C5D (piston); 2,445 hours total
- Operating certificate: in the vicinity
The flight
- Departed from: GJT Grand Junction CO at 8:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 35L, 7,001 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 360° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 22,000 ft
- Temperature: 72°C, dew point 30°C
- Altimeter: 30.27 inHg
- Observation at 2:53 pm from KAPA, 1 miles away
Weather report (METAR): KAPA 012053Z 36007KT 10SM FEW220 22/M01 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP206 T02221006 56022
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CEN25LA001.