Lemhi County Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Salmon, Idaho 83467
Friday, May 11, 2001 18:25 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The private pilot was landing on a dry, paved runway. During the landing roll the airplane began to drift right of centerline. The pilot was not able to correct the situation and the airplane departed the right side of the runway. The airplane encountered soft/muddy terrain and nosed over resulting in substantial damage. No mechanical difficulties or failures were reported.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Loss of aircraft control while landing. Factors include soft/muddy terrain.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 5/11/2001
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1825
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City Salmon
Event State IDAHO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 83467
Event Date Year 2001
Event Date Month 5
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport LEMHI COUNTY
Event Location Nearest Airport ID SMN
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 4045
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1755 Mountain Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID SMN
Elevation of weather observation facility 4045
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation MDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 24
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 3
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 2
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 4
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 10472
NTSB Notification Source FAA-REGIONAL OPERATIONS
NTSB Notification Date May 11 2001 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 2117
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Sep 7 2001 7:37AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Boise, Idaho

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N8188G
NTSB Number SEA01LA090
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 182P
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 18263340
Certified Max Gross Weight 2950
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Oct 10 2000 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 12
Airframe Hours 5061
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name George W. Lusher
Aircraft Owner Street Address 35 Ideal Acres
Aircraft Owner City Salmon
Aircraft Owner State ID
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 83467
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code SMN
Departure City SALMON
Departure State ID
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1730
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code SMN
Destination City --
Destination State --
Destination Country --
Specific Phase of Flight Landing - roll
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Jul 14 2001 1:15PM
User who most recently changed record STAM
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 17
Runway Length 5150
Runway Width 60
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --