# Accident 19990213001389A: Cessna 182A, Conner, MT, February 13, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1999, 14:05 local time
- Place: Conner, MT
- Airport: Trapper Creek Strip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8903° N, 114.0400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8903&lon=-114.0400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3753D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3753D-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990213001389A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS UNABLE TO STOP AFTER LANDING DUE TO THE RWY BEING SLICK, AND THE ACFT RAN INTO A SNOW BANK ON THE END OF THE RWY. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON FEBRUARY 13, 1999, ABOUT 1405 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 182, N3753D, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A 14 CFR 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT AT THE TRAPPER CREEK AIRPORT, CONNOR, MONTANA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND NO REPORT OF AN ELT ACTUATING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE TRAPPER CREEK AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A 1,500 FOOT GRASS STRIP. THE PILOT THEN STATED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN "ON THE NUMBERS", BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO WATER AND SLUSH ON THE AIRSTRIP. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP AND COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BANK. THE NOSE GEAR WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE FUSELAGE WAS DAMAGED. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. (-23) ON 2/13/99 AT 1405 MST, A CESSNA 182, N3753D, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING ROLLOUT WHEN THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. THE PILOT REPORTED WATER AND SLUSH ON THE AIRSTRIP. IT WAS A FAR PART 91 FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM TRAPPER CREEK AIRPORT, CONNOR, MT. 59827.

## 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 SEA99LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA034), Feb 13, 1999: Cessna 182A (N3753D), Conner, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots delayed remedial action during an aborted landing. Factors include a slush-covered runway.

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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