NTSB CAROL · Event
Event DEN06CA082
Registry · N6220N
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 182R
Year of manufacture
1980 · 26 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19810109
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A82010
Registrant of record
SCHMIDT PAUL D
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane after landing.
Factual narrative
According to a telephone conversation with the accident pilot, he applied too much right brake after landing on runway 12 (6,000 feet by 150 feet, grooved concrete). The airplane departed the runway surface to the right and impacted a taxiway directional sign. The Federal Aviation Administration inspector who traveled to the scene reported the cowling was wrinkled, the wheel pan separated, and the right landing gear strut was bent aft. The right wing strut was crushed aft and the wing and wing spar bent down slightly. The pilot reported no anomalies with the airplane systems and no weather issues. According to the pilot, he applied too much right brake after landing on runway 12. The airplane departed the runway surface to the right and impacted a taxiway directional sign, resulting in substantial damage. The pilot reported no anomalies with the airplane systems and no weather issues. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2006_DEN06CA082.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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