# NTSB SEA97LA127: Cessna 182, N6302A, Brigham City, UT, June 4, 1997 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 3, 1997, 18:39 local (Jun 4, 1997, 00:39 UTC) - Place: Brigham City, UT - Coordinates: 41.510856, -112.039222 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5109&lon=-112.0392&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 29, 1998 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 42620 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA97LA127 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/42620/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA127 ## Probable cause failure of the pilot to maintain proper runway alignment during the landing. The gusty quartering crosswind was a related factor. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - Nose gear collapsed, landing - landing gear,nose gear - overload - Fire, landing ## Analysis The pilot was executing his second touch-and-go landing using full flaps on the 7,500 foot long runway. He reported a left quartering headwind of 10 knots with gusts to 18 knots. During the landing, the airplane encountered a gust. The aircraft touched down in a left crab, and the right wing struck the ground, during which the nose landing gear collapsed. During a subsequent ground slide, a fire developed in the engine area, which consumed the aircraft after coming to rest. ## Factual narrative On June 3, 1997, approximately 1839 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182, N6302A, registered to Railbird Flying Club, Inc., and being flown by a private pilot, was destroyed during a loss of control and subsequent fire while landing at the Brigham City airport, Brigham City, Utah. The pilot was uninjured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The flight, which was personal, was to have been operated in accordance with 14CFR91, and originated from Ogden, Utah, approximately 1815. The 68 year old pilot reported in a telephonic interview with the investigator that on his second touch and go landing to runway 16 he was crabbing into the wind just before touchdown when a gust of wind pushed the aircraft toward the west side of the runway. He further related that he "guessed I touched down with the wheels at an angle to the direction of the airplane." Subsequent to the touchdown, the right wing tip impacted the runway, the nose gear collapsed and the propeller began striking the runway surface. The pilot reported observing sparks from the forward-right area of the engine during the ground slide, followed by flames in the same area. Once the aircraft slid to a stop the pilot exited the aircraft. A post crash fire subsequently destroyed the aircraft. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical problems with the aircraft during the accident, and that he was utilizing full flaps during his landing on the 7,500 foot long runway. He also reported that he was advised following the accident that the winds in the vicinity of the airport at the time of the accident were from 140 degrees at 10 knots with gusts to 18 knots. The pilot also reported approximately 350 hours of total flight experience. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6302A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6302A-2013-09-30), registration cancelled 2013-09-30, S/N 33102, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182 - Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 33102 - Engines: Continental O-470-L 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Deis, Lewis, P. - Registered owner: Railbird Flying Club, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: OGD, OGDEN, UT - Airport: BMC, Brigham City, runway 16, 7,500 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 68; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 350 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 0° at 12 knots, gusting 18 - Visibility: 50 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 18,000 ft broken - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: OGD, 21 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19970603012789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970603012789A), Jun 3, 1997: Cessna 182, Brigham City, UT, Destroyed. Landed in crabbed angle. Wing and prop hit runway. Fire destroyed the 182. From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. 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