# Accident 19981012028869A: Cessna 172N, Buhl, ID, October 12, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1998, 10:25 local time
- Place: Buhl, ID
- Airport: Buhl Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5991° N, 114.8394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5991&lon=-114.8394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6486J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6486J) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981012028869A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND.(-23)THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON RUNWAY 09 AT BUHL, ID (U03). THE WIND WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 80 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. REPORTEDLY, HE BALLOONED AND STARTED TO DRIFT SO HE EXECUTED A GO AROUND. DURING THE FULL POWER, FULL FLAP GO-AROUND HE DRIFTED SLIGHTLY INTO THE WIND JUST OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. HE THEN RETRACTED THE FLAPS WHEREBY THE AIRPLANE SETTLED TO THE GROUND, IMPACTING BOTH WING TIPS AND TIPPING ONTO THE NOSE BEFORE SETTLING DOWN RIGHT-SIDE UP.

## 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 SEA99LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA002), Oct 12, 1998: Cessna 172N (N6486J), Buhl, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the aircraft's recommended balked landing procedure, resulting in a stall. Factors include the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare,…

## Other reports on N6486J (2)

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

- [Accident 20190301000719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190301000719A), Mar 1, 2019: Cessna 172N (N6486J), Melba, ID, Substantial damage. Cessna 172 N6486J is leased to the av center at kman for the purpose of CFR part 61 instruction. The CFI and student pilot were conducting emergency stall…
- [Accident 19860303005239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860303005239A), Mar 3, 1986: Cessna 172N (N6486J), American Falls, ID, Substantial damage. During takeoff roll on touch and go,veered off runway side, hitting an embankment. No mechanical malfunction found.

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/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.