DEN80DTC31

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182-TR · Sundance, WY · September 17, 1980

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
September 17, 1980
Place
Sundance, WY · SUNDANCE, WY
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N756WVCessna 182-TR
Status
Completed · report December 12, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800917041469A
Case key
128590

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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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3-2845  80/9/17    SUNDANCE,WY         CESSNA 182-TR       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 461
        TIME - 0830                    N756WV              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 176 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNDANCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RAPID CITY,SD               SUNDANCE,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND

Aircraft

Registration
N756WV
Reported as
Cessna 182-TR
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sundance

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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