- Date
- April 11, 1987, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Durango, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5579CCessna 170A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870411009099A
- Case key
- 17199
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reports that he was landing to the s with a rt quartering headwind of about 20 KTS. He said that during his rollout the wind shifted to a rt quartering tailwind with a large gust. The gust raised the tail and rt wing and the acft departed the rt side of the rwy. After leaving the rwy the acft encountered a ditch and the lt MLG broke off resulting in damage to the lt wing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5579C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 19633
- Airframe hours
- 2,269
- Engine
- Continental O-300-B, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Michel L. Whitesell
- Registered owner
- Michael L Whitesell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 23, 1986 · 22 hours before
- Departed
- IVT · Phoenix, AZ
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 5COO · Amimas Air Park, runway 19, 5,000 × 50 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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 465 total · 23 in this make and model · 398 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.