# NTSB DEN82DA045: Cessna 180J, N317PL, Casper, WY, March 18, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: March 18, 1982, 14:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place: Casper, WY
- Coordinates: 42.830909, -106.320793 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8309&lon=-106.3208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70158
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82DA045
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70158/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA045

## 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

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
  - terrain condition - ground (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N317PL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N317PL-1982-05-26), registration cancelled 1982-05-26, S/N 18052483, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Registry model: [Cessna 180J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (registry code 2072622) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18052483
- Airframe hours: 1032
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820318004639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820318004639A), Mar 18, 1982: Cessna 180J, Casper, WY, Substantial damage. Lost control landing in gusty crosswind. Tried go-around, wing hit ground. Airplane cartwheeled.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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