- Date
- October 8, 1988, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Delta, UT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N75666Cessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881008046069A
- Case key
- 17626
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Analysis
On a x-country flt, the plt elected to make a refueling stop at Delta, UT. He transmitted on UNICOM freq & got no reply,but noted a light wind favoring rwy 30 & rwy 34. He elected to land on rwy 30. He said that on final apch, he looked fortraffic to rwy 34, but while looking, he failed to keep his acft aligned with rwy 30. Subsequently, it went off the rwy after touchdown. The plt tried to go around, but could not gain enough speed due to brush & soft sand. He saw a fence ahead & 'jumped' the acft over it. When the acft settled on the opposite side of the fence, it touched down nosewheel first, the nose gear failed & the plane nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75666
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17267877
- Airframe hours
- 1,500
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- White, Dean M.
- Registered owner
- Mission Aviation Fellowship
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 19, 1988 · 80 hours before
- Departed
- L12 · Redlands, CA
- Destination
- PVU · Provo, UT
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- DTA · Delta, runway 30, 5,935 × 85 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 231 total · 79 in this make and model · 189 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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