- Date
- October 1, 1983, 10:50 local (16:50 UTC)
- Place
- Medicine Bow, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N61692Cessna TU206G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831001055649A
- Case key
- 16277
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Analysis
The purpose of the flt was to take photographs of an oil drilling rig. The plt was unable to find the rig & decided to land on a dirt road to talk to the driver of an oil company truck. The plt made three low passes over the road, which was oriented to the nw & had a left curve in it beyond the intended touchdown point. During the initial phase of the landing roll, the plt realized the acft would not be able to stop before the turn in the road & there was insufficient room for a go-around. The acft went off the road at the curve, crossed a ditch & flipped over. The plt stated he misjudged the landing distance since there was only a total landing distance of 630 ft from the first possible point of touchdown to the curve.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61692
- Reported as
- Cessna TU206G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20606172
- Airframe hours
- 685
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-M, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ronny H. Ward
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 15, 1983 · 45 hours before
- Departed
- 80V · Medicine Bow, WY
- Destination
- RKS · Rock Springs, WY
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 10,000 total · 2,500 in this make and model · 8,000 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 1 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 80 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.