# Accident 19981031034819A: Cessna 182A, Bedford, WY, October 31, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1998, 17:00 local time
- Place: Bedford, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8992° N, 110.9301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8992&lon=-110.9301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6352B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6352B-2000-11-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981031034819A

## Narrative

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

-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.

## 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 DEN99LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA017), Nov 1, 1998: Cessna 182A (N6352B), Bedford, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to identify a soft area on his newly constructed airstrip, which subsequently caused his airplane to nose over.

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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