DEN83LA028

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T188C · Santa Rita, MT · December 1, 1982

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
December 1, 1982, 10:00 local (17:00 UTC)
Place
Santa Rita, MT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2066JCessna T188C
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report December 1, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19821201061769A
Case key
72542

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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.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Brakes(normal) - improper use ofPilot in commandCause
Nose overLanding - roll

Analysis

Aircraft nosed over during landing. Aircraft was swerving left after brake application. More braking was used and aircraft nosed over.

Aircraft

Registration
N2066J
Reported as
Cessna T188C
Category
Airplane
Serial number
T18803356T
Airframe hours
125
Engine
Continental TSIO-520, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Part 91
Operator
Custom Aire Flying Service
Registered owner
Custom Aire Flying Service
Departed
Santa Rita, MT
Destination
Santa Rita, MT
Airport
Santa Rita, runway 34, 2,500 × 40 ft, dirt

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
22
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Flight hours
260 total · 7 in this make and model · 213 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
340° at 12 knots
Visibility
7 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
6,000 ft broken
Temperature
73 °F
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.

Other investigations on N2066J · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.