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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182P · Chico Hot Sprin, MT · June 29, 1998

Date: June 29, 1998 · 17:45 local
Place: Chico Hot Sprin, MT
Airport: Chico Hot Springs
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1878M
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA98LA114
Reported as: Cessna 182P
Reported engine: Continental O470S
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,024 total658 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N1878MRegistered now · Cessna 182PS/N 18264465 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 182P Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Landing on unpaved road downwind light gusts. Ballooned. Lost control exited runway. Hit ditch and a fence. (.4)just before touchdown in gusty crosswind conditions, the aircraft flew past a hill that blocked most of the crosswind. At that point, the aircraft started drifting toward the left side of the runway, and the pilot was unable to get the aircraft back to the center of the runway prior to touchdown. Just after touchdown, the left main gear slipped off the left side of the runway into tall weeds. Soon thereafter, the aircraft exited the left side of the runway, and before the pilot could get it stopped, the aircraft impacted a fence. (-23)pilot stated hw was landing with a slight tail wind, approximately 5 knots, with gust. Whells touched on right side of runway and at that time a gust caught the airplane and became air born again. He over corrected and landed on left side of runway, went into ditch and tangle into fence. Operation was on a private unpaved road.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING ON UNPAVED ROAD DOWNWIND LIGHT GUSTS. BALLOONED. LOST CONTROL EXITED RUNWAY. HIT DITCH AND A FENCE. (.4)JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN IN GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS, THE AIRCRAFT FLEW PAST A HILL THAT BLOCKED MOST OF THE CROSSWIND. AT THAT POINT, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED DRIFTING TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SLIPPED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO TALL WEEDS. SOON THEREAFTER, THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND BEFORE THE PILOT COULD GET IT STOPPED, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A FENCE. (-23)PILOT STATED HW WAS LANDING WITH A SLIGHT TAIL WIND, APPROXIMATELY 5 KNOTS, WITH GUST. WHELLS TOUCHED ON RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND AT THAT TIME A GUST CAUGHT THE AIRPLANE AND BECAME AIR BORN AGAIN. HE OVER CORRECTED AND LANDED ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY, WENT INTO DITCH AND TANGLE INTO FENCE. OPERATION WAS ON A PRIVATE UNPAVED ROAD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA98LA114Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChico Hot Spgs., MTThe pilot's inadequate remedial action while attempting to compensate for a change in crosswind velocity. Factors include a crosswind, hills near the runway, and high vegetation (weeds) near the runway.Jun 29, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1878M · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19800930072079ITouch And Go Landing · Sacramento, CAEngine roughness after loud bang from engine compartment. Engine quit with power reduction.Sep 30, 1980