Accident Cessna 182G N3406S,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 371683
 
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Date:Sunday 10 January 1988
Time:16:45 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C182 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 182G
Owner/operator:Hutchins, Hervey S., Iv
Registration: N3406S
MSN: 18255806
Year of manufacture:1964
Total airframe hrs:1380 hours
Engine model:CONTINENTAL O-470R
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Aurora, CO -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Erie, CO (48V)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
N3406S WAS LANDING ON RWY 32, AN ASPHALT RWY 5,000 FT LONG AND 40 FT WIDE. THE RWY WAS CLEAR AND DRY, BUT THE TERRAIN SURROUNDING THE RWY WAS COVERED BY 12 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW. THE WIND AT AN ARPT 5 MI SW WAS FROM 160 DEG AT 5 KTS. IN HIS RPT OF THE ACDT THE PLT SAID HE FAILED TO PROPERLY JUDGE HIS ALT OVER THE FLAT, UNBROKEN SNOW FIELD AND TOUCHED DOWN 100 FT SHORT OF THE RWY. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: DEN88LA047
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 2 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB DEN88LA047

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