NTSB DEN83LA130 — 1983-05-29 · CANDO, North Dakota, United States

Current FAA registration · N6372S

Make / Model: CESSNA TR182
Year of manufacture: 1980 · 3 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19801205
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A85A6C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N6372S Cessna TR182 None

Factual narrative

AFTER RETURNING TO THE ARPT, THE PLT LANDED ON RWY 30 WITH A RIGHT X-WIND AT ABOUT 16, GUSTING 23 KTS. REPORTEDLY, THE GRASS WAS APRX 1 FT TALL ON THE RWY & THE LANDING AREA SLOPED DOWNWARD TO THE WEST. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE PLT MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE ACFT UNTIL IT SLOWED TO ABOUT 20 KTS, THEN HE REALIZED THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP THE ACFT ON THE RWY DESPITE THE USE OF FULL RIGHT AILERON DEFLECTION INTO THE WIND. HE DECIDED TO LET THE PLANE DRIFT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY INTO A SMOOTH WHEAT FIELD. HOWEVER, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DROPPED INTO A HOLE & FAILED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSEWHEEL, LEFT WING & PROPELLER WERE ALSO DAMAGED. THE MAXIMUM DEMONSTRATED X-WIND CAPABILITY OF THE ACFT WAS 18 KTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_DEN83LA130.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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