- Date
- June 17, 1982, 14:40 local (20:40 UTC)
- Place
- Colorado Spring, CO
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N737VHCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820617050539A
- Case key
- 70304
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot saw thunderstorms near pueblo and Colorado springs, CO, and checked the ATIS at both places. He encountered turbulence on the approach to the airport, but otherwise, the approach and touchdown were normal. According to the pilot, a strong gust of wind caught the aircraft after touchdown and directional control was lost. Subsequently, the aircraft departed the right side of the runway and was damaged. The runway was wet and there was a localized thunderstorm in the area. The pilot estimated the wind was gusting to 50 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N737VH
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17269705
- Airframe hours
- 1,825
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Chesley M. Louitt
- Registered owner
- James C. Bastian
- Departed
- CEZ · Cortez, CO
- Destination
- GUC · Gunnison, CO
- Airport
- 8V0 · Ellicott, runway 35, 5,000 × 40 ft, dirt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 110 total · 14 in this make and model · 787 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.