- Date
- March 18, 1973
- Place
- Glendo, WY · GLENDO, WY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5220DCessna 180A
- Status
- Completed · report May 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730318006059A
- Case key
- 170382
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0669 73/3/18 GLENDO,WYO CESSNA 180A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 57, 490 TIME - 1230 N5220D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BASS RANCH STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GLENDO,WYO CASPER,WYO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- PLT HAD NOT RECEIVED A SAFE FOR SOLO ENDORSEMENT IN LAST 90DAYS.STRIP NOT PROPERLY PLOWED.HIT WIRE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5220D
- Reported as
- Cessna 180A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bass Ranch Strip
N5220DRegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2012 · Cessna 180AAirframe modelCessna 180AEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.