DEN75DQA35

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Gallup, NM · February 22, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 22, 1975
Place
Gallup, NM · GALLUP, NM
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7343NCessna 182
Status
Completed · report April 11, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750222003709A
Case key
147950

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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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3-0358  75/2/22    GALLUP,NM           CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 1139                    N7343N              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SENATOR CLARK FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINDOW ROCK,AZ              GALLUP,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL
        REMARKS- ACFT DRIFTD INTO SNOW.RWY PARTIALLY CLRD.

Aircraft

Registration
N7343N
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Senator Clark Fld

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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.