- Date
- April 25, 1991, 21:15 local (Apr 26, 1991, 03:15 UTC)
- Place
- Vernal, UT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N40LTCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910425015969A
- Case key
- 41420
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Probable cause
The pilot's impairment due to alcohol consumption and his failue to control the airplane during landing.
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.
Analysis
The pilot ground-looped when landing at Vernal, UT. One hour after the accident, he was subjected to a test for intoxication. He later admitted consuming vodka prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40LT
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30527
- Engine
- Continental O-470J-11, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Grant R. Wilson
- Registered owner
- Grant R. Wilson
- Departed
- Colorado City, UT
- Airport
- VEL · Vernal, runway 34, 6,601 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,531 total · 606 in this make and model · 1,441 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N40LT · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.