19981031034819A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · Bedford, WY · October 31, 1998

Date: October 31, 1998 · 17:00 local
Place: Bedford, WY
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6352B
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN99LA017
Reported as: Cessna 182A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N6352BRegistration cancelled Nov 28, 2000 · Cessna 182AS/N 34252 Airframe modelCessna 182A

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

-23 As pilot touched down on his private strip, the main wheels rolled on the sod for several hundred feet. When the nose wheel touched it burried in soft sod, and the aircraft fliped over on its top. The area of the runway where the accident occurred was a low area that had grass planted this past summer. It was much softer than other parts of the field. This was the first time a plane landed there.

As the FAA filed it

-23 AS PILOT TOUCHED DOWN ON HIS PRIVATE STRIP, THE MAIN WHEELS ROLLED ON THE SOD FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET. WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED IT BURRIED IN SOFT SOD, AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPED OVER ON ITS TOP.THE AREA OF THE RUNWAY WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WAS A LOW AREA THAT HAD GRASS PLANTED THIS PAST SUMMER.IT WAS MUCH SOFTER THAN OTHER PARTS OF THE FIELD. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME A PLANE LANDED THERE.

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 DEN99LA017Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBedford, WYThe pilot's failure to identify a soft area on his newly constructed airstrip, which subsequently caused his airplane to nose over.Nov 1, 1998 · Substantial damage