# Accident 19941013035109A: Cessna 172M, Farmington, NM, October 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1994, 14:40 local time
- Place: Farmington, NM
- Airport: Four Corners Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8196° N, 107.9992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8196&lon=-107.9992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20384, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20384) (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 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941013035109A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW95LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA017), Oct 13, 1994: Cessna 172M (N20384), Farmington, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE WIND SHEAR, CROSSWINDS, AND GUSTS.

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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