# Accident 19961107034879A: Cessna 182G, Hardin, MT, November 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1996, 15:00 local time
- Place: Hardin, MT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7000° N, 107.6897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7000&lon=-107.6897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3126S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3126S-2013-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182G (registry code 2072716, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 980 total, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961107034879A

## Narrative

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

HIT BY STRONG CROSSWIND GUST LANDING. BEGAN GO AROUND. OVER BOOSTED ENGINE HESITATED. ABORTED. OVERRAN RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA97LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA026), Nov 7, 1996: Cessna 182G (N3126S), Hardin, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during the landing, and his failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft after touched down. Factors relating to the accident…

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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