Cessna 182P N9017M

Summary

On 22 September 1996 at about 20:50 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N9017M was involved in an accident near Driggs, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 September 1996 at 20:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Driggs, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Teton Peaks/Driggs Muni (U59)

Coordinates

43.7302, -111.2205

Aircraft

Cessna 182P

Registration

N9017M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salt Lake City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA96LA217

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. Factors relating to the accident were: the gusty wind and soft terrain beside the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was making a personal use flight in VFR conditions. He reported that during the landing, the airplane encountered a strong gust of wind that put it into a skid, which he could not correct. The airplane then departed the runway and encountered soft dirt, where it nosed over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.