- Date
- July 16, 1982, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Deer River, MN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9944TCessna 182C
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 16, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820716030089A
- Case key
- 70427
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that when he was briefed by the flight service station, he was told the ceilings were low, but VFR conditions were expected by 1000 CDT. The pilot departed at 0850 CDT in weather conditions that he estimated to be 1000 ft overcast with 8 mi visibility. He reported that at first, the weather condition improved, but the he encountered an area of fog. A precautionary landing was made on a gravel road. During the landing roll, the right wing tip hit a small pine tree which pulled the aircraft to the right. The pilot reported that he overcorrected for the situation and the aircraft hit tall grass and went in a ditch on the left.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9944T
- Reported as
- Cessna 182C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18253044
- Engine
- Continental O-470L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ronald D. Rich
- Registered owner
- Ronald D. Rich
- Departed
- Angle Inlet, MN
- Destination
- Leroy, MN
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,413 total · 68 in this make and model · 1,241 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 3 knots
- Temperature
- 140 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.