# Accident 20070602010219A: Cessna 172S, Wendover, UT, June 2, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2007, 14:06 local time
- Place: Wendover, UT
- Airport: Wendover
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7186° N, 114.0308° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7186&lon=-114.0308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65755, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65755-2007-08-11) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 82 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070602010219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SATURDAY JUNE 2, 2007 AT 1406 MDT, A CESSNA 172-S, N65755, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED AT WENDOVER, UT (ENV) ON RWY 08. DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT THE PILOT STATED A GUST OF WIND HIT THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE LEFT, LIFTING THE LEFT WING AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RIDING ON 2 WHEELS. THE PILOT BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL, HE CONTEMPLATED MAKING A GO AROUND BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND QUICK ENOUGH. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RWY AT THE INTERSECTION OF 08-26, WENT OFF INTO THE DIRT BREAKING OFF THE NOSE GEAR, THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT FIRE. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, REMOVED THE CHILD IN THE RIGHT SEAT, AND HIS WIFE FROM THE REAR SEAT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY THE FIRE. ONLY MINOR INJURIES WERE REPORTED FOR ALL THREE OCCUPANTS. THE PILOT STATED HE GOT A WEATHER UPDATE ABOUT 15 MILES OUT OF WENDOVER, THE REPORTED WINDS AT (ENV) WERE 10 KNOTS FROM 010, AND A FEW MINUTES LATER THE AIRPORT WAS REPORTING 6 KNOTS FROM 080.

## 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 LAX07CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA185), Jun 2, 2007: Cessna 172S (N65755), Wendover, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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