- Date
- October 12, 1987, 16:10 local (22:10 UTC)
- Place
- Glasgow, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2525SCessna A185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871012059269A
- Case key
- 17404
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Analysis
The plt reported that he was landing on rwy 12 with the winds, as reported by UNICOM, 100 deg at 10 KTS. He said that shortly after touchdown the acft was hit by a strong gust from the rt. The rt wing lifted, the lt wing hit the ground, and the acft nosed over. The national weather service provided the hourly observation for the airport, 20 minutes prior to the accident. The wind was 190 degrees at 13 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2525S
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18502244
- Airframe hours
- 1,720
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Steve Bell
- Registered owner
- Lavon T Hanson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- GRW · Glasgow International, runway 12, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 3,085 total · 25 in this make and model · 2,883 as pilot in command · 41 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GGW
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 N2525S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.