# Accident 19970221001749A: Cessna 172N, Delta, UT, February 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1997, 15:05 local time
- Place: Delta, UT
- Airport: Delta Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2909° N, 112.5602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2909&lon=-112.5602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5552E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5552E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 6 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970221001749A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA97LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA060), Feb 21, 1997: Cessna 172N (N5552E), Delta, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N5552E (2)

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

- [Accident 20011020029679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011020029679A), Oct 20, 2001: Cessna 172N (N5552E), Provo, UT, No damage. (-23) Pilot mismanaged controls during landing and bounced 3 times before coming to a stop where he parked the aircraft.
- [Accident 19860703030449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860703030449A), Jul 3, 1986: Cessna 172N (N5552E), Tooele_valley, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing, bounced, ran off runway and flipped inverted.

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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