Coronado Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110
Monday, August 24, 1987 20:50 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE ACFT TO MAKE THE LANDING DUE TO EXCESSIVE CROSSWIND. THE IP STATED THAT THE APCH SPEED WAS 70 TO 75 KTS. THE ACFT WAS LANDED ON THE FIRST THIRD OF RUNWAY AND BRAKES APPLIED WITH HALF RUNWAY REMAINING. IP REPORTED THAT BRAKE APPLICATION PROVIDED NO BRAKING ACTION. THE BRAKES WERE RE-APPLIED WITH EXCESSIVE PRESSURE WITH NO EFFECT. THE ACFT ROLLED OFF THE END OF RWY 35. POST CRASH EXAM REVEALED NO MECH PROBLEMS. BOTH PLTS STATED THAT THEY LISTENED TO THE AUTOMATED TERMINAL INFORMATION SERVICE (ATIS), CONTACTED ABQ APPROACH CONTROL AND HEARD THE CORONADO UNICOM ADVISORIES, ALL OF WHICH INDICATED THAT THE WINDS WERE 110 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. THE PLT OF AN ACFT THAT DEPARTED EARLIER FM CORONADO RADIOED THAT THE WINDS WERE FM THE EAST AT 15 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 8/24/1987
Event Day of the Week Monday
Time of Event 2050
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City ALBUQUERQUE
Event State NEW MEXICO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 87110
Event Date Year 1987
Event Date Month 8
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport CORONADO
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 4AC
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 5280
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 2048 Mountain Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 180
Weather Observation Facility ID ABQ
Elevation of weather observation facility 5352
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 9
Time Zone of the weather observation MDT
Lighting Conditions Dusk
Lowest Ceiling Height 4100
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 4100
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 15
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 19
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 13
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 100
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 14
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1338
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Aug 24 1987 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 900
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 34695
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 2:43PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N735TJ
NTSB Number DEN87LA227
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 182Q
Aircraft Series Identifier 182Q
Aircraft Serial Number 18265668
Certified Max Gross Weight 2950
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Aug 22 1987 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 1
Airframe Hours 887
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name JOHN C J. WIRTH
Aircraft Owner Street Address 12216 ELENA NE
Aircraft Owner City ALBUQUERQUE
Aircraft Owner State NM
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 87113
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name JOHN WIRTH
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address
Operator City ALBUQUERQUE
Operator State NM
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code GUP
Departure City GALLUP
Departure State NM
Departure Country
Departure Time 1930
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code 4AC
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:30AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 35
Runway Length 4020
Runway Width 60
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --