- Date
- December 6, 1983, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Council Bluffs, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5858NRockwell 114
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831206061349A
- Case key
- 33600
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Analysis
According to the plt, he landed on rwy 13, which was icy, and encountered a right x-wind. Subsequently, the acft drifted to the left, the left main gear hit a snowbank & the acft ground looped. The plt reported that the right wing hit snow & was damaged. He reported the wind was from 350 deg at 15 KTS. Aprx 5 mi away, the 1146 CST omaha, NE wind was from 300 deg at 4 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5858N
- Reported as
- Rockwell 114
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 14392
- Airframe hours
- 470
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-T4B5D, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert L. Michelson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 20, 1983 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- DAL · Dallas, TX
- Airport
- CBF · Council Bluffs Muni, runway 13, 3,500 × 75 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 317 total · 37 in this make and model · 257 as pilot in command · 55 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 18 °F, dew point 10 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OMA, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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