- Date
- December 23, 1981
- Place
- Big Timber, MT · BIG TIMBER, MT
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5528BCessna 152
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811223081319A
- Case key
- 123050
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3236 81/12/23 BIG TIMBER,MT CESSNA 152 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 70 TOTAL TIME - 1115 N5528B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 63 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG TIMBER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BOZEMAN,MT RETURN BIG TIMBER,MT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 15000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 240 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 35 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- ARPT LOCATED ON LVL BLUFF APPROX 300FT ABV SUR TERRAIN.WIND GUSTS TO 40KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5528B
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Big Timber
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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