# Accident 19980122046309A: Cessna 182Q, Keeline, WY, January 22, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1998, 15:00 local time
- Place: Keeline, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7703° N, 104.6110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7703&lon=-104.6110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N759QZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N759QZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 705 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980122046309A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT LANDED TO THE NORTH AT HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. THE DIRT AND GRAVEL RUNWAY WAS 3,300 FEET LONG. HE ESTIMATED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM THE WEST AT 10 KNOTS. AS THE AIRPLANE DECELERATED DURING THE LANDING ROLL, IT ENCOUNTERED A PATCH OF ICE, SNOW, AND MUD. THE AIRPLANE THEN VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A SNOW BANK. (.19) LOST CONTROL LANDING ON ICY RUNWAY IN A CROSSWIND.

## 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 FTW98LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA113), Jan 22, 1998: Cessna 182Q (N759QZ), Keeline, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Factors relating to the accident included: a snow covered/icy/muddy area on the runway, and the proximity…

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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