# Accident 19981026030909A: Cessna R172K, Dillon, MT, October 26, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1998, 15:00 local time
- Place: Dillon, MT
- Airport: Dillon Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0497° N, 112.8200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0497&lon=-112.8200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736VR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N736VR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981026030909A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON OCTOBER 26, 1998, APPROXIMATELY 1500 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172K, N736VR, REGISTERED TO AND BEING FLOWN BY A STUDENT PILOT, SUSTAINED DAMAGE DURING A LOSS OF CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL ON A ROAD NEAR, DILLON, MONTANA. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT, WHICH WAS PERSONAL, WAS TO HAVE BEEN OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR 91, AND ORIGINATED FROM THE DILLON AIRPORT SHORTLY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED TO AN FAA INSPECTOR THAT WHILE LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD WITH A CROSSWIND, THE AIRCRAFT GOT OFF TO ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO UNEVEN TERRAIN. THE NOSEWHEEL THEN HIT A RUT AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT. (-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A DIRT ROAD, THE NOSE WHEEL GOT INTO THE DITCH DAMAGING PROP, RIGHT WING, AND COWLING.

## 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 SEA99LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA008), Oct 26, 1998: Cessna 172K (N736VR), Dillon, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing factors were rough terrain and crosswind conditions.

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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