What happened
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(.19) On June 15, 2002, at 1200 mountain standard time, a Cessna 172, N64307, veered off the runway during landing and collided with an embankment at the saint Johns, Arizona, airport. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The private pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal cross-country flight originated at albuquerque, new Mexico, about 0930. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a VFR flight plan had been filed. The pilot landed on runway 32 and lost directional control. The airplane departed the runway and down an embankment. Winds were reported to be 270 degrees at 18 knots gusting to 29 knots. (-23) pilot was doing practice instrument approaches was monitoring sjn AWOS which told of variable winds from 240-270 @ 24-26 knots, gusting to 35 knots. Attempted landing on runway 32 with 5 degree flap. At approximately 5-10 feet AGL, loss of altitude and yawing to left. Aircraft touched down veering off to the left side of the runway. Attempted to gain takeoff speed, running off the right side of the runway. Was off in the dirt on right side of runway 32 when crossed runway 21, continued across the taxiway and down the hill beyond the taxiway. Aircraft came to a halt with the nose gear collapsed. Pilot and passenger secured aircraft and exited same.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JUNE 15, 2002, AT 1200 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172, N64307, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING AND COLLIDED WITH AN EMBANKMENT AT THE SAINT JOHNS, ARIZONA, AIRPORT. THE PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, ABOUT 0930. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE 270 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS GUSTING TO 29 KNOTS. (-23) PILOT WAS DOING PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACHES WAS MONITORING SJN AWOS WHICH TOLD OF VARIABLE WINDS FROM 240-270 @ 24-26 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 35 KNOTS. ATTEMPTED LANDING ON RUNWAY 32 WITH 5 DEGREE FLAP. AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 FEET AGL, LOSS OF ALTITUDE AND YAWING TO LEFT. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN VEERING OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. ATTEMPTED TO GAIN TAKEOFF SPEED, RUNNING OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. WAS OFF IN THE DIRT ON RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 32 WHEN CROSSED RUNWAY 21, CONTINUED ACROSS THE TAXIWAY AND DOWN THE HILL BEYOND THE TAXIWAY. AIRCRAFT CAME TO A HALT WITH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. PILOT AND PASSENGER SECURED AIRCRAFT AND EXITED SAME.
NTSB investigation
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