ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287030
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 April 2009 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182T |
| Owner/operator: | Global Lease Finance LLC |
| Registration: | N345TJ |
| MSN: | 18281469 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rangely, Colorado -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Laramie Regional Airport, WY (LAR/KLAR) |
| Rangely, CO (4V0) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was on a cross country flight in his single-engine airplane when he decided to make a unscheduled stop at another airport to use the rest room. During landing, when the airplane was approximately 20-feet-above the ground, it encountered a light crosswind from the right. The pilot compensated but the airplane drifted further to the left. The airplane contacted the runway and bounced three times before it went off the left side of and collided with taxiway identifier sign. The airplane came to an abrupt stop but remained upright. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN09CA264
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2022 19:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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