# Accident 20201018015869A: Cessna 182Q, Spearfish, SD, October 18, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2020, 11:00 local time
- Place: Spearfish, SD
- Airport: Black Hills-Clyde Ice Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4908° N, 103.8594° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4908&lon=-103.8594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97875, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97875) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201018015869A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/18/2020 AT 1100 A CESSNA 182Q REGISTERED TO CJD AVIATION LLC WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR BY A SNOW PLOW WHILE TAXIING  DURING A PERSONAL FLIGHT. IT WAS SNOWING, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RUDDER RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT AND SINGLE PASSENGER WERE UN-INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT WAS TO ORIGINATE AT SPEARFISH, SD ON 10/18/2020 AT 1105 WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF KLVN.

## 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 CEN21LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA022), Oct 18, 2020: Cessna 182Q (N97875), Spearfish, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The snowplow driver’s failure to see the airplane which resulted in a collision with the airplane.

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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