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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Farmington, NM · October 13, 1994

Date
October 13, 1994 · 14:40 local
Place
Farmington, NM
Airport
Four Corners Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N20384
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW95LA017
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
33,500 total100 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On landing wind gust caused pitch up. Came down nose first. Collasped nose gear. Wind shear alert existed.

As the FAA filed it

ON LANDING WIND GUST CAUSED PITCH UP. CAME DOWN NOSE FIRST. COLLASPED NOSE GEAR. WIND SHEAR ALERT EXISTED.

NTSB investigation

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