- Date
- October 31, 1998, 17:00 local (Nov 1, 1998, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Bedford, WY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6352BCessna 182A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1999
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19981031034819A
- Case key
- 45197
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to identify a soft area on his newly constructed airstrip, which subsequently caused his airplane to nose over.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was moving his airplane from a friend's private airstrip to his own recently constructed airstrip. The pilot said he inspected the runway shortly before the accident and determined the ground was 'good enough to land on.' A full flap (40 degrees) landing was made. The airplane rolled onto a soft area, slowed rapidly, and nosed over.
Factual narrative
On October 31, 1998, approximately 1700 mountain standard time, a Cessna 182A, N6352B, was substantially damaged when it nosed over during landing near Bedford, Wyoming. The airline transport rated pilot, the sole occupant aboard, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at 1655 from another private airstrip near Bedford, Wyoming.
According to the pilot's accident report, he was moving his airplane from a friend's private airstrip to his own recently constructed airstrip. The pilot said he inspected the runway shortly before the accident and determined the ground was "good enough to land on." A full flap (40 degrees) landing was made. The pilot said the airplane rolled onto a soft area, slowed rapidly, and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6352B
- Reported as
- Cessna 182A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34252
- Airframe hours
- 3,507
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- D And M Ventures Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 7, 1997 · 22 hours before
- Departed
- NONE · WY
- Destination
- NONE · Beford, WY
- Airport
- NONE, runway 32, 2,000 × 40 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 15,343 total · 286 in this make and model · 13,274 as pilot in command · 192 in the last 90 days · 63 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 25 °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.