# Accident 19980426007789A: Cessna 172M, Las Vegas, NV, April 26, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 26, 1998, 10:30 local time - Place: Las Vegas, NV - Airport: Henderson Sky Harbor Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 36.1598° N, 115.4297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1598&lon=-115.4297&mi=10 - Aircraft: N64006, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64006-2013-02-13) (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 O320H2AD - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,090 total, 68 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA143) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980426007789A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ENCOUNTERED GUST OF WIND, EXITED RWY, FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. LAS VEGAS, NV. (.4) ON APRIL 26, 1998, AT 1030 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N64006, VEERED OFF RUNWAY 36 DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING AND CAME TO REST INVERTED AT THE HENDERSON, NEVADA, AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND A PASSENGER, THE SOLE OCCUPANTS, WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM FALCON FIELD, MESA, ARIZONA, AT 0930. A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE CONTACTED THE TOWER, REPORTED HIS POSITION, AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO REPORT APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE OUT ON A RIGHT BASE FOR RUNWAY 36. HE STATED THAT THE WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE FROM 330 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS GUSTING TO 24 KNOTS. THE PILOT SAID THAT ON FINAL APPROACH THE TOWER REPORTED THE WINDS AS VARIABLE FROM 330 DEGREES TO 350 DEGREES AT 24 KNOTS GUSTING TO 36 KNOTS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS SETUP FOR A LEFT CROSSWIND LANDING; LEFT WING LOW AND RIGHT RUDDER INPUT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND RELAXED THE LEFT AILERON INPUT TO RETURN TO CENTERLINE. HE STATED THAT THE LEFT WING SUDDENLY LIFTED UP AND THE AIRCRAFT SHOT ACROSS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. HE ATTEMPTED TO GO-AROUND, BUT ABORTED DUE TO DECREASED AIRSPEED AND LOCATION ON THE RUNWAY, THEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK ROCKS LOCATED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID THAT HIS PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE, AND BEFORE HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT HE SHUTDOWN THE AIRCRAFT'S SYSTEMS. HE REPORTED THAT NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS EXISTED WITH THE AIRCRAFT. ACCORDING TO CESSNA AIRCRAFT, THE MAXIMUM FACTORY DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND COMPONENT CAPABILITY IS 15 KNOTS, WHICH WAS ACHIEVED IN CERTIFICATION FLIGHT TESTING. (-23) THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING DURING HIGH WIND CONDITIONS ON RUNWAY 36 AT HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. WINDS WERE 320 TO 340 @26 KTS, GUSTING TO 34 KTS. ## 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 LAX98LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA143), Apr 26, 1998: Cessna 172M (N64006), Henderson, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to attempt a landing in crosswind conditions at or above the demonstrated capability of the aircraft, and his subsequent failure to maintain proper runway alignment. ## Other reports on N64006 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19830919050209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830919050209A), Sep 19, 1983: Cessna 172M (N64006), Dover, DE, Substantial damage. Pilot made night landing too FAR down runway and aircraft ran off end and crashed into a tree. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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