Big Creek Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Big Creek, Idaho 83838
Sunday, June 29, 2014 8:15 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

On June 29, 2014, about 0815 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182Q, N132K, was substantially damaged when it impacted trees and terrain during approach to Big Creek airport (U60), Big Creek, Idaho. The owner/pilot was seriously injured. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flight plan was filed for the flight. According to witnesses, there was a fly-in breakfast event at U60, and the airport requires a relatively tight traffic pattern due to terrain. The airplane had entered the traffic pattern, and was transitioning from the base leg to final when it descended into the trees about 1/2 mile short of the runway. The airplane came to rest inverted in a ravine forested by tall trees. One wing had separated from the airplane during the impact sequence. FAA information indicated that the pilot held a commercial pilot certificate with single-engine land and instrument airplane ratings. The airplane was manufactured in 1979, and in 2008 was equipped with multiple modifications collectively referred to as the "Wren" conversion. These modifications included a Continental Motors IO-550 series engine and additional nose-mounted aerodynamic control surfaces. According to FAA information, U60 was at an elevation of 5,743 feet above mean sea level, and was equipped with a paved runway that measured 3,550 by 110 feet. The 0751 automated weather observation at McCall Municipal Airport (MYL), McCall, Idaho, located about 36 miles southwest of the accident site, included calm winds, visibility 10 miles, clear skies, temperature 8 degrees C, dew point 6 degrees C, and an altimeter setting of 30.08 inches of mercury.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/29/2014
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 815
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City Big Creek
Event State IDAHO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 83838
Event Date Year 2014
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 450760N
Event Location Longitude 1151918E
Event Location Airport Big Creek
Event Location Nearest Airport ID U60
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 5743
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 751 Mountain Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 230
Weather Observation Facility ID KMYL
Elevation of weather observation facility 5024
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 42
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) 8
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 6
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) --
Variable Wind Indicator --
Wind Speed (knots) --
Wind Velocity Indicator Calm
Wind Gust Indicator --
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.08
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report KMYL 291351Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/06 A3008
Event Highest Injury Serious
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious 1
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) --
NTSB Notification Source FAA NWM Operations Center
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Jul 8 2014 7:25PM
User who most recently changed record coos
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N132K
NTSB Number WPR14LA271
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 182Q
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 18266782
Certified Max Gross Weight --
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats 4
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection --
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Unknown
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name CLUTTER PROPERTIES LLC
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City WEST LINN
Aircraft Owner State OR
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 970689348
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name CLUTTER PROPERTIES LLC
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address --
Operator City WEST LINN
Operator State OR
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 970689348
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 No
Departure Airport Code --
Departure City --
Departure State --
Departure Country USA
Departure Time --
Departure Time Zone --
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code U60
Destination City Big Creek
Destination State ID
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jul 8 2014 7:14PM
User who most recently changed record coos
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location --
Runway Length 3550
Runway Width 110
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --