- Date
- September 4, 1985, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Monument Valley, UT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N52456Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850904049759A
- Case key
- 16759
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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.
In flight encounter with weather
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
Loss of control - in flight
Aircraft handling - inadequateCause
Flight controls - improper use ofCause
Powerplant controls - improper use ofCause
Stall - not correctedCause
Hard landing
Flare - improperCause
Analysis
The pilot said that during his approach to ldg he encountered a downdraft. He subsequently lost control of the a/c. the a/c stalled and impacted the grd hard causing subst damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52456
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17274530
- Airframe hours
- 1,112
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Nicholas A. Orsini
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 30, 1985 · 85 hours before
- Departed
- GCN · Grand Canyon, AZ
- Destination
- 71V · Monument Valley, UT
- Airport
- 71V · Monument Valley, runway 16, 3,100 × 75 ft, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 388 total · 388 in this make and model · 278 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.