# Accident 20020410005179A: Cessna 172S, Angel Fire, NM, April 10, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2002, 12:00 local time
- Place: Angel Fire, NM
- Airport: Angel Fire Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4219° N, 105.2897° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4219&lon=-105.2897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N960TA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N960TA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020410005179A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON APRIL 10, 2002, AT 1200 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172S SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N960TA, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED A DITCH WHILE LANDING AT THE ANGEL FIRE AIRPORT NEAR ANGEL FIRE, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, AT 1115. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS EXECUTING A CROSSWIND LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS BLOWN OFF THE RUNWAY BY A GUST OF WIND. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A DITCH, WHICH RUNS PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY, NOSED OVER, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE AIRPLANE'S VERTICAL STABILIZER/RUDDER, LEFT WING, AND PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED. THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE WAS DAMAGED, AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS DISPLACED AFT. THE UNICOM REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS 240 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS. (.-23) ON 04/10/02 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:15 MDT, A CESSNA 172-S, (N960TA), REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY EDWARD R. MCCRACKEN;^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                       ^PRIVACY ^, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 AT ANGEL FIRE, NM, LOST CONTROL, DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PRIVATE FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 THAT ORIGINATED IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM AT 11:00 AM MDT. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNINJURED.

## 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 FTW02LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA115), Apr 10, 2002: Cessna 172S (N960TA), Angel Fire, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain directional control during the crosswind landing. A contributing factor was the gusting wind condition.

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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