- Date
- August 16, 1982, 12:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Durango, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4642JCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 16, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820816038429A
- Case key
- 70526
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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.
Analysis
The pilot reported that he was starting his flare to land when a gust of wind was encountered. He reported that the aircraft touched down on the left main gear and got out of alignment with the runway. The pilot stated that rudder was applied, but he was unable to regain control. The aircraft went off the runway, crossed a ditch, and went into sagebrush. The nosewheel collapsed and the right wing tip was damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4642J
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17273658
- Airframe hours
- 1,058
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Clarence Willey
- Registered owner
- Clarence Willey
- Departed
- FMN · Farmington, NM
- Destination
- BDR · Bridgeport, CT
- Airport
- 5C00 · Animas Airpark, runway 19, 5,000 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 59 total · 49 in this make and model · 20 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Temperature
- 187 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4642J · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.