NTSB Identification: DEN83LA125.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 20700.
Accident occurred Monday, May 30, 1983 in EVANSTON, WY
Aircraft: CESSNA TU206, registration: N5136X
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.AFTER DEPARTING EVANSTON THE PLT ENCOUNTERED ADVERSE WX ABOUT 100 MI EAST & RETURNED TO EVANSTON. THE PLT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND FROM A RWY 34 APPROACH DUE TO UNFAVORABLE WINDS & THEN LANDED ON RWY 16. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST & THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. WINDS WERE GUSTING 37K. THE PLT WAS USING FULL FLAPS.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
LOWERING OF FLAPS..IMPROPER..PILOT IN COMMAND
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION..IMPROPER..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
TERRAIN CONDITION..DITCH
Contributing Factors
WEATHER CONDITION..CROSSWIND
Contributing Factors
WEATHER CONDITION..GUSTS
Contributing Factors
DIRECTIONAL CONTROL..NOT POSSIBLE..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
GROUND LOOP/SWERVE..UNCONTROLLED..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
WEATHER CONDITION..HIGH WIND
Contributing Factors
WEATHER CONDITION..UNFAVORABLE WIND
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