# Accident 20060508006829A: Cessna 182Q, Fort Bridger, WY, May 8, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2006, 10:15 local time
- Place: Fort Bridger, WY
- Airport: Fort Bridger Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5161° N, 110.4078° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5161&lon=-110.4078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N759EF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N759EF-2010-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 610 total, 500 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060508006829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT FAILED TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT WHILE 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 DEN06CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA074), May 8, 2006: Cessna 182Q (N759EF), Fort Bridger, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing flare and touchdown. Contributing to the accident was the high, gusty crosswinds.

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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