# Accident 20230621009009A: Cessna 182F, Afton, WY, June 21, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2023, 17:10 local time
- Place: Afton, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5137° N, 112.0708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5137&lon=-112.0708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3531Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3531Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182F (registry code 2072714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 248 total, 80 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230621009009A

## Narrative

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

THE PRIVATE PILOT WHILE LANDING AT A HIGH-ALTITUDE AIRPORT AND OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RIGHT SEAT LOST CONTROL DURING THE TOUCH-DOWN PHASE OF THE LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD LESS THAN TEN HOURS FLYING FROM THE RIGHT SEAT. THE AIRCRAFTS STALL WARNING INDICATION ACTIVATED A FEW FEET FROM THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR HIT THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY HITTING A RUNWAY SIGN. FULL POWER WAS APPLIED, AND A CLIMB OUT WAS INITIATED. THE PILOT COULD SEE THAT THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE ASSEMBLY WAS MISSING AND DECIDED TO PROCEED TO THE IDAHO FALLS AIRPORT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AND THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL.

THE PILOT, PASSENGERS, AND DOG DID NOT SUSTAIN INJURIES. AIRCRAFT RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO HAVE PROPER CERTIFICATION AND CURRENT INSPECTION STATUS. PILOT RECORDS WERE REVIEWED

AND FOUND TO HAVE THE CORRECT CERTIFICATION.

## 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 WPR23LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA237), Jun 21, 2023: Cessna 182F (N3531Y), Idaho Falls, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a gusting crosswind.

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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