- Date
- October 6, 1978
- Place
- New Cuyama, CA · NEW CUYAMA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N735YQCessna 182Q
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781006030629A
- Case key
- 138978
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2920 78/10/6 NEW CUYAMA,CA CESSNA 182Q CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 544 TIME - 1503 N735YQ PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 245 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW CUYAMA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRESNO,CA NEW CUYAMA,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 85 105 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 25 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- TUMBLEWEEDS BESIDE RWY. WIND GUSTING TO 35KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N735YQ
- Reported as
- Cessna 182Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- New Cuyama
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.