# Accident 20041203032129A: Cessna 182P, Belle Fourche, SD, December 3, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2004, 19:10 local time
- Place: Belle Fourche, SD
- Airport: Belle Fourche Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7342° N, 103.8619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7342&lon=-103.8619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21213, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21213-2005-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 22 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041203032129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12/03/2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 MST, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED FROM FRONT RANGE, CO WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN IN THE CESSNA 182-P AIRCRAFT (N21213). HE ARRIVED AT BELLE FOURCHE, SD (EFC) AT APPROXIMATELY 1905 LOCAL TIME. HE CIRCLED THE PATTERN TO LOOK AT THE WIND SOCK AND THEN LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 AT APPROXIMATELY 1910 MST. HE STATED THAT HE BOUNCED ONCE AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE SOME GUSTY WINDS FROM THE WEST THAT EVENING AT BELLE FOURCHE. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PILOT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. THEN THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO CONTINUOUSLY VEER OFF TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND EXITED THE RUNWAY AFTER TRAVELING AN ADDITIONAL 500 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN THE RUNWAY EDGE AND HIT THE TAXIWAY EMBANKMENT AND A CEMENT CULVERT. THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY AND THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WHEEL WERE RIPPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WHEN IT HIT THE EMBANKMENT AND THE CULVERT. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED OVER THE TAXIWAY AND CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE AND MAIN GEAR ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY. THE NOSE, NOSE GEAR, ENGINE MOUNT, FIREWALL, PROPELLER, AND THE LEFT LANDING GEAR ATTACH AREA WERE DA MAGED. 1 MINOR INJURY.

## 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 CHI05CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA040), Dec 4, 2004: Cessna 182P (N21213), Belle Fourche, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control. Contributing factors were the gusting crosswind, the pilot's lack of night flying of…

## Other reports on N21213 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20000611021129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000611021129I), Jun 11, 2000: Cessna 182P (N21213), Grand Island, NE. (-23) Aircraft enroute from des moines, IA, to fort collins, CO, when electrical problems caused the pilot to divert into Grand Island, NE. Maintenance found a…

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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