# Incident 19790212007129I: Cessna 172, Walla Walla, WA, February 12, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Walla Walla, WA
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0670° N, 118.3370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walla Walla, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0670&lon=-118.3370&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61982, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61982) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 90 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790212007129I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ROLLOUT IN GUSTY CROSSWIND.

## Other reports on N61982 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20030814018749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030814018749I), Aug 14, 2003: Cessna 172M (N61982), Santa Rosa, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On August 13, 2003 at 1732, during cruise phase of flight, aircraft lost total power, pilot made emergency landing in a field 2-3 miles east of Santa…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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