MKC70DDQ11

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Willow Lake, SD · June 19, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 19, 1970
Place
Willow Lake, SD · WILLOW LAKE, SD
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2426RCessna 182
Status
Completed · report April 6, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118829

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2585  70/6/19    WILLOW LAKE,S DAK   CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 1561
        TIME - 1810                    N2426R              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 461 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLOW LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WILLOW LAKE,S DAK           WILLOW LAKE,S DAK            RAPID CITY,S DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N2426R
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Willow Lake

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.