- Date
- May 20, 1987, 11:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Taos, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N46231Cessna 172I
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870520014849A
- Case key
- 17228
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The private plt and his CFI rated pax were practicing touch and go landings at the local arpt. During landing a wind gust pushed the acft off the runway centerline to the right. The runway shoulder was soft, a go-around attempt was unsuccessful and the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46231
- Reported as
- Cessna 172I
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17257124
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Chris Knox
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 10, 1986
- Airport
- SKX · Taos Municipal, runway 22, 5,800 × 75 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
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 489 total · 54 in this make and model · 154 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °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.