# Accident 20020831023399A: Cessna 172, West Yellowston, MT, August 31, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2002, 11:30 local time
- Place: West Yellowston, MT
- Airport: Yellowstone
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6917° N, 111.1183° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6917&lon=-111.1183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6830A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6830A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020831023399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATES HE WAS LANDING IN GUSTY WINDS GOT HIT BY A CROSS WIND AND WHEN HE WENT TO CORRECT USING BRAKES THE LEFT BRAKE FAILED.

## 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 SEA02LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA169), Aug 31, 2002: Cessna 172 (N6830A), W. Yellowstone, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's compensation for the wind conditions was inadequate during the landing roll. A quartering tailwind was a factor.

## Other reports on N6830A (1)

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

- [Accident 20010131001129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010131001129A), Jan 31, 2001: Cessna 172 (N6830A), Grand Junction, CO, No damage. (-23) Lynne buxton was pilot in command and was practicing landing at Grand Junction, CO. Airport when the airplane swerved to the right but the pilot over…

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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