19820215003959A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · San Juan, Puerto Rico · February 15, 1982

Date
February 15, 1982 · 12:40 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N21732
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA82DA047
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
71 total31 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Low time pilot was unable to handle crosswind landing. Drifted off runway, landed in a crab and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

LOW TIME PILOT WAS UNABLE TO HANDLE CROSSWIND LANDING. DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY, LANDED IN A CRAB AND NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.