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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182P · Sheridan, WY · June 28, 1986

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 28, 1986, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
Place
Sheridan, WY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9099MCessna 182P
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19860628028489A
Case key
16993

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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
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - improper use ofPilot in commandCause
On ground/water collision with objectLanding - roll
Terrain condition - downhillFactor
Object - fenceFactor

Analysis

A loss of directional control occurred during landing roll and the acft departed the left side of the grass/dirt landing strip. The acft then traveled down a slight embankment and collided with a wire fence and fence posts.

Aircraft

Registration
N9099M
Reported as
Cessna 182P
Category
Airplane
Serial number
18264674
Airframe hours
1,996
Engine
Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Business · Part 91
Operator
John A. Wilson
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · February 18, 1986 · 37 hours before
Departed
SHR · Sheridan, WY
Destination
Sheridan, WY
Airport
76 Ranch, runway 1, 1,400 × 30 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
43
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
190 total · 164 in this make and model · 30 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
35° at 9 knots
Visibility
60 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
70 °F, dew point -0 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
SHR, 40 nm away

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.