DEN76DTC37

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182H · Dubois, WY · July 1, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 1, 1976
Place
Dubois, WY · DUBOIS, WY
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2036XCessna 182H
Status
Completed · report September 3, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760701019189A
Case key
154812

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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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3-2115   76/7/1  NR.DUBOIS,WY          CESSNA 182H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1900                    N2036X              PX-  0  0  2  AERIAL SURVEY             AGE 25, 2850 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DUBOIS,WY                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        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                                                      65
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          225                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- D/A 10000FT.ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB DUE TO DOWNDRAFT.ACFT LANDED ON DIRT ROAD.

Aircraft

Registration
N2036X
Reported as
Cessna 182H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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