# Accident 20020601010189A: Cessna 172E, Navajo Dam, NM, June 1, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 1, 2002, 19:40 local time - Place: Navajo Dam, NM - Airport: Navajo State Park Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 36.8139° N, 107.6525° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8139&lon=-107.6525&mi=10 - Aircraft: N364SR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N364SR) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E - Reported engine: LYC O360A1A - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Student - Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 139 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA170) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020601010189A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON JUNE 1, 2002, APPROXIMATELY 1940 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172E SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N364SR, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER IT STRUCK A TREE WHILE EXECUTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT THE NAVAJO DAM AIRPORT, NAVAJO STATE PARK, NEW MEXICO. THE STUDENT PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT AND OPERATOR OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL AIRPORT, FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO, AT 1830. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING HIS SECOND TOUCH AND GO LANDING TO RUNWAY 24, HE EXECUTED AN ABURPT RIGHT TURN TO AVOID STRIKING A BIRD, AT WHICH TIME, A WIND GUST PUSHED THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT REDUCED ENGINE POWER, THE LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE, THE AIRPLANE PIVOTED AROUND THE TREE, AND THEN THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE OUTBOARD THREE FEET OF THE LEFT WING WAS STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT STATED THE WIND DURING THE LANDINGS WAS FROM THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AND GUSTING. (-23) ON JUNE 1, 2002, AT 1940 MST, A CESSNA 172E N364SR, REGISTERED TO RON PARKER RAN OFF RUNWAY 240 AND STRUCK A SMALL TREE AT NAVAHO DAM AIRPORT, NAVAHO STATE PARK, NEW MEXICO, WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FARMINGTON NEW MEXICO. (.4) ON JUNE 1, 2002, APPROXIMATELY 1940 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172E SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N364SR, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER IT STRUCK A TREE WHILE EXECUTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT THE NAVAJO DAM AIRPORT, NAVAJO STATE PARK, NEW MEXICO. THE STUDENT PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT AND REGISTERED OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL AIRPORT, FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO, AT 1838. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT (NTSB FORM 6120.1/2), THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS TO RUNWAY 24. AFTER THE SEC OND TOUCH AND GO LANDING, THE PILOT INCREASED ENGINE POWER TO DEPART. THE PILOT INITIATED A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN TO AVOID STRIKING A BIRD, AND AT THAT TIME, A WIND GUST PUSHED THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT REDUCED ENGINE POWER, ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE, THE AIRPLANE PIVOTED AROUND THE TREE, AND THEN THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE OUTBOARD 3 FEET SECTION OF THE LEFT WING WAS STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT STATED THE WIND WAS FROM THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AND GUSTING. ## 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 FTW02LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA170), Jun 2, 2002: Cessna 172E (N364SR), Navajo Dam, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure maintain directional control of the airplane during a touch and go landing which resulted in a collision with trees. A contributing factor was the gusting wind 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. --- 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.