DEN65D0087

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Pine Bluffs, WY · April 11, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 11, 1965
Place
Pine Bluffs, WY · PINE BLUFFS, WY
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3187YCessna 182
Status
Completed · report June 23, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179149

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0984  65/4/11    PINE BLUFFS WYO     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 402
        TIME - 1500                    N3187Y              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PINE BLUFFS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      50
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       32
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 32 KNOTS

Aircraft

Registration
N3187Y
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pine Bluffs

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