# Accident 19980517009729A: Cessna 172M, Albuquerque, NM, May 17, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1998, 15:20 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Albuquerque International Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0603° N, 106.6197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0603&lon=-106.6197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64015, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64015-1998-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,100 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980517009729A

## Narrative

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

ACFT VEERED OFF RWY17 ON LANDING, WINGS COLLAPSED, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED, ALBUQUERQUE, NM. (.4) WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17, THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND TURBULENCE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, A STRONG GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT. HE APPLIED FULL POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO GO-AROUND, BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO REMAIN NORTH OF RUNWAY 26 DUE TO LANDING AND DEPARTING TRAFFIC, AND ATTEMPTED TO PASS BETWEEN A STORAGE TANK AND A SHED. WHILE AIRBORNE, THE MAIN RIGHT GEAR IMPACTED A METAL PIPE AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON A HAND CART, AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A DRAINAGE DITCH. WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE REPORTED FROM 210 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 35 KNOTS. ACCORDING TO THE AIRCRAFT OWNER'S MANUAL REGARDING CROSSWIND LANDINGS. 'THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CROSSWIND VELOCITY IS DEPENDENT UPON PILOT CAPABILITY RATHER THAN AIRCRAFT LIMITATIONS. WITH AVERAGE PILOT TECHNIQUE, DIRECT CROSSWINDS OF 15 KNOTS CAN BE HANDLED WITH SAFETY.'                                          NO DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND COMPONENT AND LIMIT IS PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER, AND NONE IS REQUIRED BY THE FAA. (-23) ON MAY 17, 1998, AT 1510 MST, A CESSNA 172M, OWNED BY MOUNTAIN AVIATION ENTERPRISES, ALBUQUERQUE, NM WAS DEMOLISHED AFTER ABORTING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 17, ABQ INT'L SUNPORT, DURING GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.  VMC FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE CFII PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE STUDENT WAS ININJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ABQ SUNPORT ON MAY 17, AT 1500 MST.

## 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 FTW98LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA219), May 17, 1998: Cessna 172M (N64015), Albuquerque, NM, destroyed. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft. Factors were crosswind, high wind conditions, insufficient demonstrated crosswind component information provided by…

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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