# Accident 20150626009049A: Cessna 172N, Vernal, UT, June 26, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2015, 09:50 local time
- Place: Vernal, UT
- Airport: Vernal Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4447° N, 109.5114° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4447&lon=-109.5114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3159E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3159E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Recreational pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 46 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150626009049A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT AT HOME BASE AIRPORT. UPON TOUCHDOWN A STRONG GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE LEFT WING AND CAUSED THE PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER EXITING THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY IDENTIFICATION SIGN, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE ELEVATOR AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 GAA15CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA156), Jun 26, 2015: Cessna 172N (N3159E), Vernal, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and an impact with an airport sign.

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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