- Date
- August 23, 1986, 20:10 local (Aug 24, 1986, 02:10 UTC)
- Place
- Weippe, ID
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4694KCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860823081439A
- Case key
- 40482
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Undershoot
Weather condition - gustsFactor
In-flight planning/decision - poorCause
Light condition - duskFactor
Planned approach - improperCause
Clearance - not maintainedCause
Lack of total experience in type of aircraftCause
Nose over
Analysis
An undershoot occurred during landing at an unlit airstrip at dusk. Shortly after touchdown the aircraft struck a six foot mound of dirt. The aircraft then nosed over inverted and slid 60 to 70 feet before it came to rest.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4694K
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 182-63694
- Airframe hours
- 1,840
- Engine
- Continental O-470 SERIES, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William C. Henderson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 7, 1985
- Departed
- LWS · Lewiston, ID
- Destination
- Weippe, ID
- Airport
- Lackey Field, runway 6, 3,200 × ft, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 686 total · 39 in this make and model · 633 as pilot in command · 77 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft overcast
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.