N759QZ – Cessna 182Q – 1998-01-22 NTSB Accident Report

On January 22, 1998, a Cessna 182Q (N759QZ) was involved in an incident near Keeline, WY. All 3 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Factors relating to the accident included: a snow covered/icy/muddy area on the runway, and the proximity of a snowbank to the runway.

On January 22, 1998, approximately 1500 mountain standard time, a Cessna 182Q, N759QZ, owned and operated by the pilot, was substantially damaged when it collided with a snow bank during landing near Keeline, Wyoming. The certificated private pilot and his two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated near Keeline approximately 4 hours before the accident.

According to the pilot, he was landing to the north at his private airstrip. The dirt and gravel runway was 3,300 feet long. He estimated the wind to be from the west at 10 knots. As the airplane decelerated during the landing roll, it hit a patch of ice, snow, and mud.

This incident is documented in NTSB report FTW98LA113. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N759QZ.