- Date
- February 19, 1983, 17:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Durango, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5802JCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830219004619A
- Case key
- 16041
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Analysis
The acft went out of control during an attempted go-around and contacted snow covered terrain where it nosed over. The pilot encountered gusty cross-winds at touchdown during landing and started a go-around. The go-around attempt was unsuccessful as the acft contacted the ground off the runway and went out of control in the snow. The pilot said she found out after the accident that a retention wall abeam and to the left of the accident site create hazardous and turbulent winds. If she had been aware of this she could have landed farther down the runway to avoid this turbulence, she said.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5802J
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17273839
- Airframe hours
- 777
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kenneth C. Martin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 28, 1982 · 84 hours before
- Departed
- GUP · Gallup, NM
- Flight plan
- VFR/IFR
- Airport
- DRO · Durango-La Plata, runway 2, 9,200 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 205 total · 29 in this make and model · 117 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 315° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5802J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.