- Date
- May 8, 2006, 10:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Bridger, WY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N759EFCessna 182Q
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 2006
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Flight Standards Field Office
- FAA report
- 20060508006829A
- Case key
- 63656
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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.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
According to the pilot, he was attempting to land on runway 22. The pilot stated that during the landing flare, he encountered a gust of wind. The airplane departed the runway to the left and nosed over, resulting in substantial damage. An examination of the airplane's systems revealed no anomalies. The wind 29 nautical miles west of the airport, was recorded as 250 degrees at 10 knots. The pilot estimated the winds, at the airport, to be 15 knots.
Factual narrative
According to the pilot, he was attempting to land on runway 22 (6,402 feet by 80 feet, asphalt) at Fort Bridger Airport (FBR), Fort Bridger, Wyoming. The pilot stated that during the landing flare, he encountered a gust of wind. The airplane departed the runway to the left and nosed over. The pilot reported that the engine separated from its mounts, both wings were wrinkled, and the fuselage and vertical stabilizer crushed. The wind at Evanston - Unita County Airport - Burns Field (EVW), located 29 nautical miles west of FBR, was recorded as 250 degrees at 10 knots. The pilot estimated the winds at FBR to be 15 knots. An examination of the airplane's systems revealed no anomalies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N759EF
- Reported as
- Cessna 182Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18265929
- Airframe hours
- 5,866.3
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 1, 2006 · 4.7 hours before
- Departed
- GXY · Greeley, CO
- Destination
- LGU · Logan, UT
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- FBR · Fort Bridger, runway 22, 6,402 × 80 ft, asphalt
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
- 64
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- January 1, 2006
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 611 total · 460 in this make and model · 555 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.02 inHg
- Observed at
- EVW, 29 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.