# NTSB DEN06CA074: Cessna 182Q, N759EF, Fort Bridger, WY, May 8, 2006

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: May 8, 2006, 10:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place: Fort Bridger, WY
- Coordinates: 41.516109, -110.407775
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5161&lon=-110.4078&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Flight Standards Field Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 63656
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN06CA074
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63656/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA074

## 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

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - ground

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N759EF-2010-12-13), registration cancelled 2010-12-13, S/N 18265929, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 182Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18265929
- Airframe hours: 5866.3
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 64; injuries: none; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20060508006829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060508006829A), May 8, 2006: Cessna 182Q, Fort Bridger, WY, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot failed to control the aircraft while landing in gusty wind conditions.

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.

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