- Date
- October 9, 1982, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Port Huron, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3700RCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821009054839A
- Case key
- 72288
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ditchFactor
Analysis
On touchdown a gust of wind hit the aircraft, the pilot lost directional control, swerved to the right and nosed over. The pilot reported wind gusts to 30 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3700R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17255500
- Airframe hours
- 865
- Engine
- Continental O-300D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Leon Walczak
- Registered owner
- Leon Walczak
- Departed
- Fraser, MI
- Destination
- Port Huron, MI
- Airport
- PHN · St. Clair County, runway 4, 5,105 × 50 ft, macadam
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,015 total · 348 in this make and model · 2 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 113 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.