# Accident 20180928014129A: Cessna 172M, Nightmute, AK, September 28, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2018, 13:10 local time
- Place: Nightmute, AK
- Airport: Nightmute
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: T72A
- Location: 60.4692° N, 164.7040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NIGHTMUTE (IGT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4692&lon=-164.7040&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21015, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21015) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 980 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180928014129A

## Narrative

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

NIGHTMUTE AIRPORT DOES NOT HAVE WEATHER REPORTING AND THE WINDSOCK IS LISTED IN THE ALAKSA SUPPLEMENT AS UNRELIABLE. THE AIRMAN LISTENED TO THE AWOSS AT TOKSOOK BAY FOR LOCAL WEATHER BUT NOT PARTICULAR FOR NIGHTMUTE AIRPORT. THE AIRMAN HAD A WEATHER REPORT ON THE WINDS FROM THE COMPANY CHIEF PILOT WHO HAD LANDED AND DEPARTED NIGHTMUTE TWENTY MINUTES BEFORE THE AIRMAN ARRIVED AT NIGHTMUTE. THE AIRMAN OVERFLEW THE RUNWAY AND OBSERVED THE WINDSOCK. THE WINDS WERE FAVORING RUNWAY 03 WITH A QUARTERING HEAD WIND. THE AIRMAN TURNED BASE TO FINAL WITH NO PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHEAR OR STRONG GUSTS OF WIND. THE AIRMAN LANDED, RETRACTED THE FLAPS AS THE AIRPLANE SLOWED DOWN SIGNIGICANTLY A STRONG GUST OF WIND TURNED THE AIRPLANE NINETY DEGREES INTO THE WIND. THE AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN THE AIRPLANE PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY WITHOUT SUCCESS AND THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY AND WENT DOWN THE BANK INTO THE TUNDRA CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRMAN SECURED THE AIRPLANE. THE VILLAGE AGENT SAID THE WIND GUSTS HAD INCREASED SINCE THE COMPANY CHIEF PILOT HAD DEPARTED NIGHTMUTE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N21015 (1)

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

- [Incident 19980603023259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980603023259I), Jun 3, 1998: Cessna 172M (N21015), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. Crosswind landing. Used backpressure and became airborne a second time. Wind pushed aircraft left of runway.

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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