# Accident 20061031021199A: Cessna 172S, Richfield, UT, October 31, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2006, 14:30 local time
- Place: Richfield, UT
- Airport: Richfield Municipal Aprt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7364° N, 112.0989° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7364&lon=-112.0989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2097G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2097G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 27 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061031021199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ON FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT ATTEMPTED TO LAND WITH A 90 DEGREE CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT. THE STUDENT PILOT MISAPPLIED THE CONTROLS AFTER TOUCHDOWN RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT RUNNING OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE DIRT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 30 KNOTS WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL CAUGHT IN SOFT DIRT. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED HE DID NOT REMEMBER WHAT THE AWOS SAID THE WINDS WERE NOR DID HE CONFIRM WIND DIRECTION WITH EITHER OF THE 2 WINDSOCKS AT THE AIRFIELD. WITNESSES ESTIMATED THE WINDS TO BE AT 15-18 KNOTS.

## 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 SEA07LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA013), Oct 31, 2006: Cessna 172S (N2097G), Richfield, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inability to compensate for the gusty crosswinds during the initial part of the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control and a noseover. Factors associated with the…

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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