# Accident 20010330006499A: Cessna 172P, Rangley, CO, March 30, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2001, 18:20 local time
- Place: Rangley, CO
- Airport: Rangley Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MB8S
- Location: 40.0806° N, 108.7701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0806&lon=-108.7701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54663, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54663) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010330006499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT LANDED THE A/C ON RUNWAY 24 WITH APPROX. A 10 KNOT WIND AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE RUNWAY. ONCE THE PILOT GOT THE AIRPLANE ON THE GROUND HE RELAXED AILERON CROSSWIND WHICH BEGAN A SERIES OF EVENTS INCLUDING THE UPWIND WING AND LANDING GEAR RISING OFF THE GROUND. THIS LEAD TO THE A/C WHEELBARROWING DOWN THE RUNWAY, STRIKING A TAXIWAY SIGN AND SHEARING OFF THE NOSE LANDING.

## 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 DEN01LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA081), Mar 31, 2001: Cessna 172P (N54663), Rangely, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of aileron and his failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was the direct gusty crosswind.

## Other reports on N54663 (1)

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

- [Incident 19951002039739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951002039739I), Oct 2, 1995: Cessna 172P (N54663), Rangley, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: right outboard elevator end cap was scraped on bottom side-popped rivet on top of elevator. Right outboard hinge was bent a little. Note: there were…

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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