- Date
- March 12, 1974
- Place
- Miles City, MT · MILES CITY, MT
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3499UCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report April 9, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740312004299A
- Case key
- 186625
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0449 74/3/12 MILES CITY,MONT CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 66, 1800 TIME - 1810 N3499U PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEZUM RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MILES CITY,MONT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL HIT SOFT SPOT DURING ATTEMPTED TURN ARND TO AVOID TAXI BACK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3499U
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chezum Ranch
N3499URegistration cancelled Feb 13, 2002 · Cessna 182FAirframe modelCessna 182FEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.