- Date
- March 18, 1982, 14:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place
- Casper, WY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N317PLCessna 180J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 18, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820318004639A
- Case key
- 70158
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Analysis
After arriving, the pilot landed on runway 07 in variable wind conditions with gusts to 20 knots. After touchdown, he encountered a crosswind gust, became airborne, and ballooned about 3 ft. he added a slight amount of power to control the aircraft and make a 3 point landing. The aircraft touched down firmly, bounced, and began to drift to the left. The pilot initiated a go-around, but reportedly, gusty winds picked up the right wing. Subsequently, the left wing struck the ground and the aircraft cartwheeled. The density altitude was approximately 6000 ft.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N317PL
- Reported as
- Cessna 180J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18052483
- Airframe hours
- 1,032
- Engine
- Continental O-470R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Operator
- Pete Lien And Sons Inc.
- Registered owner
- Pete Lien And Sons Inc.
- Departed
- SD03 · Rapid City, SD
- Destination
- Casper, WY
- Airport
- CPR · Natrona County Int'L, runway 7, 8,681 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 4,752 total · 184 in this make and model · 4,050 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.