- Date
- May 29, 1989, 10:26 local (17:26 UTC)
- Place
- Bend, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2770GCessna 182B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890529013129A
- Case key
- 41019
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Probable cause
The pilot allowed his attention to be diverted by a crosswind and failed to maintain clearance from trees on approach.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While concentrating on crosswind approach, plt allowed acft to contact tree tops. Acft subsequently landed hard to side of runway. The plt said the trees damaged the ailerons and he had difficulty in maintaining directional control during the descent.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2770G
- Reported as
- Cessna 182B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 52070
- Airframe hours
- 3,019
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Harold L. Louth
- Registered owner
- Harold L Louth
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 29, 1988 · 5 hours before
- Airport
- Pilot Butte
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
- 67
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,342 total · 1,400 in this make and model · 3 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RDM, 10 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.