Cessna 182Q accident near Crested Butte, Colorado, August 22, 1992
On August 22, 1992 at about 7:30 pm local time, a Cessna 182Q, registered N735JN, was substantially damaged in an accident near Crested Butte, Colorado (Crested Butte airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY FOR LANDING, AND THE USE OF A FLAP SETTING LESS THAN A LANDING FLAP CONFIGURATION.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 22, 1992 · about 7:30 pm local time
- Place
- Crested Butte, Colorado · Crested Butte · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182Q · all 182Qs on the register
- Registration
- N735JN · registry record · serial 18265462
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT MADE A LOW PASS OVER THE AIRPORT AND NOTED THE WIND SOCK WAS 'LIMP.' HE ELECTED TO LAND DOWNHILL. TEN DEGREES FLAPS WERE EXTENDED. TOUCHDOWN WAS AT 60 KIAS AND BETWEEN 750 AND 1000 FEET BEYOND THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE PILOT SAID THE BRAKES FELT NORMAL BUT BEGAN TO FADE IN THE ROLLOUT. MIDWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY THE PILOT SELECTED FULL FLAPS AND HELD THE NOSE OFF, NOTING THERE WAS NO INCREASE IN BRAKING ACTION. THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO A DITCH. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION DISCLOSED A SEVERE OVERHEAT CONDITION OF THE BRAKE PADS.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 233 hours in all; 5 in this make and model; 105 in the last 90 days; 27 in the last 30 days; 175 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,650 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 1, 1992; 26 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,100 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-U (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Aspen Flying Club
The flight
- Departed from: GUC Gunnison CO at 6:30 pm
- Destination: GUC
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 11, 4,500 ft by 40 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 250° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 9,000 ft; clear
- Temperature: 68°F (20°C), dew point 39°F (4°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:35 pm from GUC, 22 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N735JN the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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