Accident Cessna 180J N317PL, Thursday 18 March 1982

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Date:	Thursday 18 March 1982
Time:	15:40 LT
Type:	Cessna 180J
Owner/operator:	Pete Lien And Sons Inc.
Registration:	N317PL
MSN:	18052483
Year of manufacture:	1974
Total airframe hrs:	1032 hours
Engine model:	Continental O-470R
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Casper, WY - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Executive
Departure airport:	Rapid City, SD (SD03)
Destination airport:	Casper, WY
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
AFTER ARRIVING, THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 07 IN VARIABLE WIND CONDITIONS WITH GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND GUST, BECAME AIRBORNE, AND BALLOONED ABOUT 3 FT. HE ADDED A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF POWER TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AND MAKE A 3 POINT LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN FIRMLY, BOUNCED, AND BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND, BUT REPORTEDLY, GUSTY WINDS PICKED UP THE RIGHT WING. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6000 FT.

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