- Date
- September 26, 1982, 11:05 local (17:05 UTC)
- Place
- Rock Springs, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N55404Cessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820926049079A
- Case key
- 72410
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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
According to the pilot, a strong gust of wind lifted the aircraft during the landing and power was applied for a go-around. Another gust of wind forced the aircraft off the runway into the dirt next to the runway. When the aircraft departed the runway, the right wing and nose contacted the ground and the aircraft turned 180 degrees. The pilot reported no mechanical difficulties with the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55404
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17275175
- Airframe hours
- 296
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Michael F. Enright
- Registered owner
- Jackson Aviation
- Departed
- CYS · Cheyenne, WY
- Destination
- JAC · Jackson, WY
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- RKS · Rock Springs, runway 9, 10,000 × 150 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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 78 total · 54 in this make and model · 50 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RKS
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 N55404 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.