# Accident 19890518015099A: Cessna 182J, Miles City, MT, May 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1989, 19:05 local time
- Place: Miles City, MT
- Airport: Frank Wiley Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2205° N, 105.5996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2205&lon=-105.5996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2774F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2774F-1990-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 609 total, 20 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890518015099A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BLOWN OVER BY SEVERE SURFACE WINDS WHILE TAXIING DOWNWIND TO THE RAMP. WIND EXCEEDED CONDITIONS FOR SAFE TAXI.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN89LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA121), May 19, 1989: Cessna 182J (N2774F), Miles City, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO LAND AND ATTEMPT TO TAXI AT AN AIRPORT WHERE STRONG WINDS WOULD NOT PERMIT SAFE GROUND HANDLING OF THE AIRCRAFT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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