Accident Cessna 182J N2916F, Tuesday 9 January 1996

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Date:	Tuesday 9 January 1996
Time:	07:55 LT
Type:	Cessna 182J
Owner/operator:	Rasmussen Group Inc
Registration:	N2916F
MSN:	18257016
Year of manufacture:	1966
Total airframe hrs:	2800 hours
Engine model:	Continental O-470-R
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Waukon, IA - United States of America
Phase:	Taxi
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Ankeny, IA (KIKV)
Destination airport:	(Y01)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot reported that while taxiing after touchdown, the airplane slid off the side of the runway, impacted a snowbank, and became inverted. He stated that the runway was covered with ice and there was a crosswind. The winds were reported from 330 degrees at 14 knots, gusting to 27.

Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and his failure to maintain directional control while taxiing. Factors in the accident were the icy runway and the gusty wind conditions.

Accident investigation: