- Date
- October 7, 1983, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Aline, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N91620Cessna 182M
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831007053769A
- Case key
- 21180
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Analysis
Before departing norman, OK, the plt obtained a wx briefing from the Oklahoma city fss. During that briefing, he was advised that VFR flt was not recommended. He then took off for dodge city, KS without filling a flt plan. However, en route, he encountered wx & diverted to kiowa, KS. He then received a wx briefing from the garden city fss & decided to return to norman. On his return flt, he encountered deteriorating wx near Aline, OK & elected to make a precautionary landing in a plowed field. During the landing roll, the acft nosed over. The plt estimated the wx at the accident site was: 300 ft overcast, 1/2 mi visibility with drizzle & fog.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91620
- Reported as
- Cessna 182M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18259845
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Engineering Enterprises Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 34K · Kiowa, KS
- Destination
- OUN · Norman, OK
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 10 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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