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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 182F · Wildorado, TX · January 31, 2003

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Date
January 31, 2003 · 17:15 local
Place
Wildorado, TX
Airport
Moore Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3535Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW03LA096
Reported as
Cessna 182F
Fatal injuries
0
N3535YRegistration cancelled Jul 25, 2005 · Cessna 182FS/N 18254435 · Built 1962Airframe modelCessna 182FEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On January 31, 2003 at approximately 1715 CST Cessna aircraft model 182-F, registration N3535Y, struck a young bovine while on low approach to runway 22 at Moore Airport, Texas (1TE6, a private airfield). The aircraft owner, pilot, and sole occupant, Mr. Billy bob Moore suffered minor injuries consisting of lacerations of his forehead. Mr. Moore was transported by his wife to the local hospital where he was treated and released. Mr. Moore stated that his vision was impaired by the setting sun and that just prior to landing the aircraft suddenly nosed over and crashed into the ground. Upon exiting the aircraft mr. Moore realized he had struck his neighbor's bovine calf that had apparently traversed the electric fence dividing the two properties. The bovine suffered terminal injuries and was removed from the scene prior to the arrival of the FAA investigator. The aircraft's nose gear, firewall, right main gear and main gear attach fitting and surrounding structures were substantially damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 31, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1715 CST CESSNA AIRCRAFT MODEL 182-F, REGISTRATION N3535Y, STRUCK A YOUNG BOVINE WHILE ON LOW APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22 AT MOORE AIRPORT, TEXAS (1TE6, A PRIVATE AIRFIELD). THE AIRCRAFT OWNER, PILOT, AND SOLE OCCUPANT, MR. BILLY BOB MOORE SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES CONSISTING OF LACERATIONS OF HIS FOREHEAD. MR. MOORE WAS TRANSPORTED BY HIS WIFE TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. MR. MOORE STATED THAT HIS VISION WAS IMPAIRED BY THE SETTING SUN AND THAT JUST PRIOR TO LANDING THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY NOSED OVER AND CRASHED INTO THE GROUND. UPON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT MR. MOORE REALIZED HE HAD STRUCK HIS NEIGHBOR'S BOVINE CALF THAT HAD APPARENTLY TRAVERSED THE ELECTRIC FENCE DIVIDING THE TWO PROPERTIES. THE BOVINE SUFFERED TERMINAL INJURIES AND WAS REMOVED FROM THE SCENE PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE FAA INVESTIGATOR. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE GEAR, FIREWALL, RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND MAIN GEAR ATTACH FITTING AND SURROUNDING STRUCTURES WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

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 FTW03LA096Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWildorado, TXThe airplane collided with an animal that wandered onto the runway. A contributing factor was sun glare impairing the pilot's view on final approach.Jan 31, 2003 · Substantial damage