- Date
- August 9, 1985, 08:15 local (14:15 UTC)
- Place
- Riverton, WY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4941PCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850809037839A
- Case key
- 16743
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student plt attempted to land on rwy 17. The wind was reported to be from 010 degs at 13 KTS. The acft touched down halfway down the rwy. The plt attempted to go around but aborted because of the tailwind. The acft ran off the end of the rwy and collided with a fence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4941P
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284851
- Airframe hours
- 1,369
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard Peterson
- Registered owner
- Gordon T. Peters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 7, 1985 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- CPR · Casper, WY
- Destination
- RIV · Riverton, WY
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- RIV · Riverton Regional, runway 17, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 44 total · 38 in this make and model · 13 as pilot in command · 34 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RIV
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 N4941P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.