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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Delta, UT · February 21, 1997

Date: February 21, 1997 · 15:05 local
Place: Delta, UT
Airport: Delta Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5552E
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA97LA060
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 130 total6 in this make and model

N5552ERegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17271887 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Landing quartering tailwind. Veered off rwy. Hit dirt pile. Sheared nose gear. Nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING QUARTERING TAILWIND. VEERED OFF RWY. HIT DIRT PILE. SHEARED NOSE GEAR. NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB SEA97LA060Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDelta, UTThe pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the prevailing wind conditions, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors contributing to the accident are a sudden shift in the prevailing wind at the time of…Feb 21, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5552E · 2

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

Accident 20011020029679AProvo, UT(-23) Pilot mismanaged controls during landing and bounced 3 times before coming to a stop where he parked the aircraft.Oct 20, 2001 · No damage Accident 19860703030449ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Tooele_valley, UTPilot made hard landing, bounced, ran off runway and flipped inverted.Jul 3, 1986 · Substantial damage