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Cessna 182M N71685

4 September 1999 · Sandpoint, Idaho, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 4 September 1999 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 182M registered N71685 was involved in an accident near Sandpoint, Idaho, United States. 4 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.

The record

Date
at 18:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States
Nearest airport
Bird 2 (ID19)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 182M
Registration
N71685
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Spokane → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA99LA156

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

Probable cause

The pilot's improper flare. Factors include a runway that sloped uphill, and the pilot's failure to familiarize himself with the destination airstrip prior to departure.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was flying into a private strip that he had not familiarized himself with. Although he was not aware of it, the runway he was landing on sloped uphill. Because of the upslope, the pilot misjudged his flare and impacted the terrain hard enough to cause substantial damage to the aircraft.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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