# Accident 20020702018509A: Cessna 182E, Sweetgrass, MT, July 2, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2002, 10:00 local time
- Place: Sweetgrass, MT
- Airport: Ross International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.9858° N, 111.9686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9858&lon=-111.9686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3387Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3387Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020702018509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED TO NTSB THAT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

## 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 SEA02LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA118), Jul 2, 2002: Cessna 182 E (N3387Y), Sweetgrass, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions after encountering a crosswind gust during the landing roll. Factors include gusty crosswinds, and a fence in the vicinity of the…

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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