- Date
- July 9, 1983, 13:58 local (20:58 UTC)
- Place
- Lovelock, NV
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4590UCessna TU206G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830709029949A
- Case key
- 23785
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Analysis
During a cross country a change of course around some adverse weather put the acft in the vicinity of Lovelock, NV. Since fuel was marginal for completion of the flt the pilot decided to land at Lovelock for fuel. As the flt neared Lovelock the pilot could not contact the fss for wind information but did contact another acft departing the arpt which gave winds as straight down rwy O1. The wind sock also drifted off the right side of the rwy and nosed down. After the accident the pilot noticed the wind sock oscillate to a 90 deg crosswind. According to Cessna, the factory demonstrated crosswind component of this acft is 20 KTS for takeoff and landing. The fss at Lovelock was closed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4590U
- Reported as
- Cessna TU206G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20604998
- Airframe hours
- 865
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-M, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Progressive Aviation
- Registered owner
- D. R. Sidwell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 17, 1982 · 51 hours before
- Departed
- RHV · San Jose, CA
- Destination
- JAC · Jackson Hole, WY
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- LOL · Derby Field, runway 1, 5,530 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,200 total · 15 in this make and model · 990 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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