- Date
- March 19, 1986, 17:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Mulvane, KS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3379FCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860319007049A
- Case key
- 34146
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Analysis
The PIC of the acft landed his Cessna 182 to the north on a farm pasture he owns which doubles as a landing strip. The PIC stated he approached too high and too fast, landing about midway of the field. A fence which borders the field was fast approaching with the PIC attempting to ground loop the acft to avoid the fence. The attempted ground loop was unsuccessful and the acft skidded and drifted sideways until striking the only tree in the field. The subsequent collision substantially damaged the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3379F
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 57379
- Airframe hours
- 3,774
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Triple Jay Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 1985
- Departed
- 3KM · Wichita, KS
- Destination
- Mulvane, KS
- Airport
- Private
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 760 total · 80 in this make and model · 692 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 350° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ICT, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.