What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 19, 1999, at approx. 17:00 PDT, a Cessna 182P, N1990M piloted by private pilot cora cockerill certificate number 54334422 crashed while attempting a landing at the Oakridge state airport (5SO). The aircraft received substantial damage, and the pilot and passenger received minor injuries. Ms. Cockerill said upon arrival at the Oakridge area they circled the airport to observe the wind and airport condition. The a/c approached to land on asphalt runway 27. The a/c encountered a down draft approaching the runway, the a/c touched down hard and bounced into the air about 30 feet. The a/c touched down again in the dirt approx. 65 feet north of the runwayon a magnetic heading of 305 degrees. On impact the right main wheel and nose wheel separated from the a/c. the a/c came to rest upside down near some trees.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 19, 1999, AT APPROX. 17:00 PDT, A CESSNA 182P, N1990M PILOTED BY PRIVATE PILOT CORA COCKERILL CERTIFICATE NUMBER 54334422 CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING AT THE OAKRIDGE STATE AIRPORT (5SO). THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. MS. COCKERILL SAID UPON ARRIVAL AT THE OAKRIDGE AREA THEY CIRCLED THE AIRPORT TO OBSERVE THE WIND AND AIRPORT CONDITION. THE A/C APPROACHED TO LAND ON ASPHALT RUNWAY 27. THE A/C ENCOUNTERED A DOWN DRAFT APPROACHING THE RUNWAY, THE A/C TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND BOUNCED INTO THE AIR ABOUT 30 FEET. THE A/C TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN IN THE DIRT APPROX. 65 FEET NORTH OF THE RUNWAYON A MAGNETIC HEADING OF 305 DEGREES. ON IMPACT THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL AND NOSE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE A/C. THE A/C CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN NEAR SOME TREES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.