# Accident 20020602012779A: Cessna 172L, Dalhart, TX, June 2, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2002, 17:30 local time
- Place: Dalhart, TX
- Airport: Dalhart Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0228° N, 102.5472° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0228&lon=-102.5472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4261Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4261Q-2008-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020602012779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 02, 2002, AT 18:45 CENTRAL DAYLITE TIME, N4261Q A CESSNA 172L DIVERTED IT'S INTENDED ROUTE FROM LIBERAL KANSAS (LBL) TO ALBUQUERQUE DOUBLE EAGLE (AEG). THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO DALHART MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (DHT) IN DALHART, TEXAS, DUE TO DEVELOPING SQUALL LINE. ACCORDING TO THE ONLY WITNESS, THIS AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 17, AT DHT. STATED IN THE WITNESS REPORT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING WITH A DIRECT HEAD WIND IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM, MOMENTS BEFORE TOUCH DOWN THE WIND CHANGED DIRECTION TO A 90 DEGREE CROSSWIND FROM THE WEST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUSHED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE EAST SIDE, WHERE THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND HIT A DITCH JUST PRIOR TO RUNWAY 03. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS FROM RUNWAY 03. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE CABIN AREA, ENGINE FIREWALL AND NOSE LAND GEAR ASSEMBLY.

## 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 FTW02LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA171), Jun 2, 2002: Cessna 172L (N4261Q), Dalhart, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors were the shifting gusty winds and the ditch.

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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