- Date
- September 7, 1986, 11:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place
- Monte Vista, CO
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N79910Cessna 172K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860907045219A
- Case key
- 17049
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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 flt departed winslow, AZ, and was en route to erie, CO, when the accident occurred. The plt said he decided to divert to Monte Vista to 'take a break' and visit with his parents who lived nearby. The plt said the winds were light and variable with some light turbulence. The plt said that as he approached rwy 34 (2100 ft x 50 ft, dirt), he encountered a high sink rate and the airplane touched down short of the runway edge. The main landing gear struck the rwy lip, resulting in substantial damage to the landing gear bulkhead and fuselage skin. The plt was able to taxi the acft to the ramp. Another rwy (O1-19/6000 ft x 50 ft, asphalt) was available for landings. The plt's last biennial flight review was accomplished in August, 1984.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79910
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17258243
- Airframe hours
- 2,792
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Custom Design Homes, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 15, 1986 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- INW · Winslow, AZ
- Destination
- 48V · Erie, CO
- Airport
- 08V · San Luis Valley, runway 34, 2,100 × 50 ft, dirt
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--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 124 total · 41 in this make and model · 81 as pilot in command · 34 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °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 N79910 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.